Numbers 7:88

And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
oxen	בְּקַ֣ר be.Kar	H1241	beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gen… · noun, common both genders singular construct
sacrifice	זֶ֣בַח Ze.vach	H2077	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
offerings	הַשְּׁלָמִ֗ים ha.she.la.Mim	H8002	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
four	וְאַרְבָּעָה֮ ve.'ar.ba.'Ah	H702	four · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
bullocks	פָּרִים֒ pa.Rim	H6499	a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength · noun, common masculine plural absolute
rams	אֵילִ֤ם 'ei.Lim	H352	properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute
sixty	שִׁשִּׁים֙ shi.Shim	H8346	sixty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
goats	עַתֻּדִ֣ים 'a.tu.Dim	H6260	prepared · noun, common masculine plural absolute
sixty	שִׁשִּׁ֔ים shi.Shim	H8346	sixty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
lambs	כְּבָשִׂ֥ים ke.va.Sim	H3532	a ram (just old enough to butt) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
first	בְּנֵי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
year	שָׁנָ֖ה sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
sixty	שִׁשִּׁ֑ים shi.Shim	H8346	sixty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
dedication	חֲנֻכַּ֣ת cha.nu.Kat	H2598	initiation · noun, common feminine singular construct
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
after	אַחֲרֵ֖י 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
anointed	הִמָּשַׁ֥ח hi.ma.Shach	H4886	to rub with oil · verb, niphal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Numbers 7:1 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments t…
Numbers 7:10 And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the alta…
Numbers 7:84 This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bo…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 7:10–end

We have here an account of the great solemnity of dedicating the altars, both that of burnt-offerings and that of incense; they had been sanctified before, when they were anointed (Lev 8:10, Lev 8:11), but now they were handselled, as it were, by the princes, with their free-will offerings. They began the use of them with rich presents, great expressions of joy and gladness, and extraordinary respect to those tokens of God's presence with them. Now observe here, I. That the princes and great men were first and forwardest in the service of God. Those that are entitled to precedency should go before in good works, and that is true honour. Here is an example to the nobility and gentry, those th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 7:84

This was the dedication of the altar--The inspired historian here sums up the separate items detailed in the preceding narrative, and the aggregate amount is as follows: 12 silver chargers, each weighing 130 shekels equals 1560; 12 silver bowls, each 70 shekels equals 840: total weight. A silver charger at 130 shekels, reduced to troy weight, made 75 ounces, 9 pennyweights, 168.31 grains; and a silver bowl at 70 shekels amounts to 40 ounces, 12 pennyweights, 2121.31 grains. The total weight of the 12 chargers is therefore 905 ounces, 16 pennyweights, 33.11 grains; and that of the 12 bowls 487 ounces, 14 pennyweights, 204.31 grains; making the total weight of silver vessels 1393 ounces, 10 pe…

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John Gill on Numbers 7:88

And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks,.... Each prince bringing two: the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty; five of each being brought by every prince; so that the whole number of beasts for peace offerings only, which were to feast with, were two hundred four: this was the dedication of the altar after that it was anointed; this clearly shows, that it was not the precise day the altar was anointed the dedication was made, but some little time after; even that the first prince brought his presents and offerings for the dedication of it.

Dictionary and topics

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…
Bullock · .For sacrifice — .For sacrifice

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 7:88

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 7:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 7:84

John Gill on Numbers 7:88

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 7:88

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 7:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 7:84

John Gill on Numbers 7:88

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 7:12-88

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 7:12-88

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 7:84-88

Rashi on Numbers 7:86