Numbers 7:3

And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
brought	וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ vai.ya.Vi.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
offering	קָרְבָּנָ֜ם ka.re.ba.Nam	H7133	something brought near the altar · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
six	שֵׁשׁ shesh-	H8337	six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the h… · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
covered	צָב֙ tzav	H6632	a palanquin or canopy (as a fixture) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
wagons	עֶגְלֹ֥ת 'eg.Lot	H5699	something revolving · noun, common feminine plural construct
twelve	עָשָׂ֣ר 'a.Sar	H6240	ten (only in combination) · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
oxen	בָּקָ֔ר ba.Kar	H1241	beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gen… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
wagon	עֲגָלָ֛ה 'a.ga.Lah	H5699	something revolving · noun, common feminine singular absolute
two	וּשְׁנֵ֣י u.she.Nei	H8147	two · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders dual construct
princes	הַנְּשִׂאִ֖ים ha.ne.si.'Im	H5387	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
one	לְאֶחָ֑ד le.'e.Chad	H259	properly · preposition + cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
ox	וְשׁ֣וֹר ve.Shor	H7794	a bullock (as a traveller) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
brought	וַיַּקְרִ֥יבוּ vai.yak.Ri.vu	H7126	to approach (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
before	לִפְנֵ֥י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
tabernacle	הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן ha.mish.Kan	H4908	a residence (including a shepherd's hut · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 7:1-9

Here is the offering of the princes to the service of the tabernacle. Observe, I. When it was; not till it was fully set up, Num 7:1. When all things were done both about the tabernacle itself, and the camp of Israel which surrounded it, according to the directions given, then they began their presents, probably about the eighth day of the second month. Note, Necessary observances must always take place of free-will offerings: first those, and then these. II. Who it was that offered: The princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, Num 7:2. Note, Those that are above others in power and dignity ought to go before others, and endeavour to go beyond them, in every thing that is good…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 7:2

the princes of Israel . . . brought their offering before the Lord--The finishing of the sacred edifice would, it may well be imagined, be hailed as an auspicious occasion, diffusing great joy and thankfulness throughout the whole population of Israel. But the leading men, not content with participating in the general expression of satisfaction, distinguished themselves by a movement, which, while purely spontaneous, was at the same time so appropriate in the circumstances and so equal in character, as indicates it to have been the result of concerted and previous arrangement. It was an offer of the means of carriage, suitable to the migratory state of the nation in the wilderness, for trans…

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John Gill on Numbers 7:3

And they brought their offering before the Lord,.... Before the tabernacle, as it is afterwards explained, where he had now taken up his habitation: six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; according to the number of the twelve tribes, of which they were princes, two oxen for each wagon, which were to carry the tabernacle, and its vessels, from place to place; and which wagons were covered, not only to hide the things to be put into them from the sight of the people, being sacred, but to preserve them from the rain and dust, and the like; and no doubt, but as they were made of the best materials, So they were covered with rich coverings for the honour of the vessels put into them, being the pre…

Dictionary and topics

Cart — A vehicle moving on wheels, and usually drawn by oxen (2 Sam. 6:3). The Hebrew word thus rendered, ’agalah (1 Sam. 6:7, 8), is also rendered “wagon” (Gen. 45:19). It is used also to denote a…
Herd — Gen. 13:5; Deut. 7:14. (See CATTLE.)
Litter — (Heb. tsab, as being lightly and gently borne), a sedan or palanquin for the conveyance of persons of rank (Isa. 66:20). In Num. 7:3, the words “covered wagons” are more literally “carts of the…
Merarites — The descendants of Merari (Num. 26:57). They with the Gershonites and the Kohathites had charge of the tabernacle, which they had to carry from place to place (Num. 3:20, 33-37; 4:29-33). In the…
Ox — Heb. bakar, “cattle;” “neat cattle”, (Gen. 12:16; 34:28; Job 1:3, 14; 42:12, etc.); not to be muzzled when treading the corn (Deut. 25:4). Referred to by our Lord in his reproof to the Pharisees…
Wagon — Heb. aghalah; so rendered in Gen. 45:19, 21, 27; 46:5; Num. 7:3, 7, 8, but elsewhere rendered “cart” (1 Sam. 6:7, etc.). This vehicle was used for peaceful purposes. In Ezek. 23:24, however, it is…
Altar Of Burnt Offering, The · Offering at the dedication of — Offering at the dedication of
Bullock · .With wagons — .With wagons
Dedication · Subjects of: Tabernacle — Subjects of: Tabernacle
Offerings · Different kinds of: Gifts — Different kinds of: Gifts
Ox, The · Used for: Drawing wagons &c — Used for: Drawing wagons &c
Tabernacle · Free-will offerings made at the first rearing of

Numbers 7:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 7:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 7:2

John Gill on Numbers 7:3

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 7:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 7:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 7:2

John Gill on Numbers 7:3

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 7:3-9

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 7:2-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 7:2-9

Rashi on Numbers 7:3