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Numbers 7:2-4
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Numbers 7:2-4
New English Translation
2 Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their clans,[a] made an offering. They were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who had been supervising[b] the numbering. 3 They brought[c] their offerings before the Lord, six covered carts[d] and twelve oxen—one cart for every two of the leaders, and an ox for each one; and they presented them in front of the tabernacle.
The Distribution of the Gifts
4 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:
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- Numbers 7:2 tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”
- Numbers 7:2 tn The form is the Qal active participle from the verb “to stand” (עָמַד, ʿamad). The form describes these leaders as “the ones standing over [the ones numbered].” The expression, along with the clear indication of the first census in chapter 1, shows that this was a supervisory capacity.
- Numbers 7:3 tn Heb “and they brought.”
- Numbers 7:3 sn For a discussion and drawings, see W. S. McCullough, IDB 1:540. But see also D. J. Wiseman, IBD 1:254.
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