A form of benediction appointed. NUMBERS, VII. The offerings of the princes. 7 Two waggons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service: " 17 And he shall offer the ram for a sacri-] B. C. 1499. oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. fice of peace-offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat-offering, and his ac.4.24-28. drink-offering. b Ac.21.24. 18 And the Nazarite shall shave the c c.4.29-33. head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the d c.4.4-15. sacrifice of the peace-offerings. 19 And the priest shall take the sodden 18a.2.15. shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven: 1 Ki.8.63. 2 Ch.7.5,9. Ezr.6.16. Ne.12.27. Ps.30. title. 8 And four waggons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none; because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was, that they should bear upon their shoulders. 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 altar. 11 And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. 12 And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah; 13 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: 14 One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense: k 15 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a " burnt-offering: 16 One kid of the goats for a " sin-offering: 17 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 18 On the second day Nethaneel" the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: 19 He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: 20 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense: 21 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: 22 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 23 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer: 25 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: 26 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: B. C. 1490. upon dedicating the altar. 49 His offering" was one silver charger, 27 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: a ver.13, &c. the weight whereof was an hundred and 28 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 29 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. 30 On the fourth day Elizur 2.10. the son b c.1.5. of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer: 31 His offering was one silver charger, c ver.13, &c. of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled dc.1.10. with oil, for a meat-offering: 32 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 33 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: 34 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 35 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. 2.20. e ver. 13, &c. 2.12. 36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son c.1.6. of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer: g 37 His offering & was one silver charger, g ver.13, &c. the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled c.1.11. with oil, for a meat-offering: 38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: i ver. 13, &c. thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: 50 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 51 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: 52 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 53 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Elishama, the son of Ammihud. 54 On the eighth day offered a Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: c d 55 His offering was one silver charger, of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: 56 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 57 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: 58 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 59 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. 60 On the ninth day Abidan, the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered: h 61 His offering i was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: 62 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 63 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: 64 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 65 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Abidan, the son of Gideoni. 66 On the tenth day Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered: m 67 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil, for a meat-offering: 68 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 69 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: 73 His offering was one silver charger,e ver. 13, &c. the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; 40.25. both of them full of fine flour mingled Ex.25.37. with oil, for a meat-offering: 74 One golden spoon of ten shekels, of incense: full Ex.25.18. 75 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: 76 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: Ex.25.31. 77 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. 78 On the twelfth day Ahira, the son c.1.15. of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered: k k 2.29. 79 His offering was one silver charger, ver.13, &c. the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled m Le.li.8,9. with oil for a meat-offering: 2 cause a razor 80 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: c.19.9,17, &c. to pass over. 81 One young bullock, one ram, one a Le.2.1. lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: 82 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 40.12. 83 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, o Ex.20.4,&c. two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year. This was the of-P Le.8.3. fering of Ahira, the son of Enan. 84 This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of sil- Le.1.4. ver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold: ware. r ver.15. b 89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one. speaking unto him from off the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him. CHAP. VIII. AND the LORD spake unto Moses, say ing, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, ƒ the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. 3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses. 4 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was h beaten work: according unto the pattern i which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. 5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water' of purifying upon them, and let them 2 shave all their flesh and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat-offering, n even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering. 9 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together: 10 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites: 11 And Aaron shall 3 offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute 85 Each charger of silver weighing an full 86 The golden spoons were twelve, of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels. 87 All the oxen for the burnt-offerings c.16.9. were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat-offering: and the kids of the goats for sin-offering, twelve. 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. c.3.45 u ver 11,13. 124 4 12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites. 13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD. 14 Thus shalt thou separate $ the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine. * 15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering. 16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; in 18 And I have taken the Levites for all the first-born of the children of Israel. 19 And I have given the Levites as gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. c.3.13. c.5.2. Jno.18.28. Ex-18.15,19. 19.11,16. c.27.2,5. f c.3.9. given. there c.1.53. 20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them. c.16.46. 2Ch.26.16. 24 This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to 2 waitar the upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation 25 And from the age of fifty years they shall s cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more: น warfare. 1 Co.9.7. r ver.7. 8 c.5.31. return from of the ser- t Ex.12.49. c.1.53. 26 But shall minister with their breth- 2 Ti.4.7. ren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service." Thus shall thou do unto the Levites touching their charge. CHAP. IX. 18.4. 1 Ch.23.32. v 1 Ti.4.15. 40.38. Ne.9.12,19. Ps.78.14. y De.1.33. 7 And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel? 8 And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you. 9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD. 11 The fourteenth day of the second month, at even, they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. k 12 They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break " any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it. 13 But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. 14 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one tordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land. 15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up, the cloud covered " the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. 16 So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 And when the cloud was taken up Ex.40.36-38. from the tabernacle, then after that the c.10.11,33. children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents. 4 between the 125 18 At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journyeed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitch The use of the silver trumpets. NUMBERS, X. 29.26. Ezr.3.10. Ne.12.35. Ps.81.3. 89.15. b 1 Co.10.1. prolonged. c c.1.53. 3.8. Zec.3.7. d Ex.28.29. Ac.10.4. e Ex.40.36,37. c.9.17-20. 2 was. Ex.19.1. 21 And so it was, when the cloud abode 2 from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed; whether it was by day or gc.12.16. by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 22 Or whether it were two days, or a hc.2.9-34. month, or a year, that the cloud tarried i c.2.3,9. upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, j Ex.40.36,37. and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed. 23 At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the k ver. 19. 'commandment of the LORD by the hand Ps.77.20. of Moses. CHAP. X. mc.1.51. The moving of the camp. 10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; that they may be to you for ad memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God. 11 And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony. 12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.s 13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. i 14 In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing " the tabernacle. 18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. r 22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. 25 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. 28 Thus 4 were the journeyings of the |