- And it came to pass in the day in which Moses finished [a] the setting-up of the tabernacle, that he anointed it, and consecrated it, and all its furniture, and the altar and all its furniture, he even anointed them, and consecrated them.
- And the princes of Israel brought gifts, twelve princes of their fathers' houses: these were the heads of tribes, these are they that presided over the numbering.
- And they brought their gift before the Lord, six covered waggons, and twelve oxen; a waggon from two princes, and a calf from each: and they brought them before the tabernacle.
- And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
- Take of them, and they shall be for the works of the services of the tabernacle of witness: and thou shalt give them to the Levites, to each one according to his ministration.
- And Moses took the waggons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.
- And he gave two waggons and four oxen to the sons of Gedson, according to their ministrations.
- And four waggons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari according to their ministrations, by Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- But to the sons of Caath he gave them not, because they have the ministrations of the sacred things; they shall bear them on their shoulders.
- And the rulers brought gifts for the dedication of the altar, in the day in which he anointed it, and the rulers brought their gifts before the altar.
- And the Lord said to Moses, One chief each day, they shall offer their gifts a chief each day for the dedication of the altar.
- And he that offered his gift on the first day, was Naasson the son of Aminadab, prince of the tribe of Juda.
- And he brought his gift, one silver charger of a hundred and thirty shekels was its weight, one silver bowl, of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.
- One [b] golden censer of ten shekels full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering;
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Naasson the son of Aminadab.
- On the second day Nathanael son of Sogar, the prince of the tribe of Issachar, brought his offering.
- And he brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.
- One censer of ten golden shekels, full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice, a peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Nathanael the son of Sogar.
- On the third day the prince of the sons of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Chælon.
- Be brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.
- One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old; this was the gift of Eliab the son of Chælon.
- On the fourth day Elisur the son of Sediur, the prince of the children of Ruben.
- He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and. thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.
- One golden censer of ten shekels full of incense.
- One he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goat, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Elisur the son of Sediur.
- On the fifth day the prince of the children of Symeon, Salamiel the son of Surisadai.
- He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.
- One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old; this was the gift of Salamiel the son of Surisadai.
- On the sixth day the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.
- He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat offering.
- One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Elisaph the son of Raguel.
- On the seventh day the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Emiud.
- He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.
- One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Elisama the son of Emiud.
- On the eighth day the prince of the sons of Manasse, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
- He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat-offering.
- One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
- On the ninth day the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.
- He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat-offering.
- One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Abidan the son of Gadeoni.
- On the tenth day the prince of the sons of Dan, Achiezer the son of Amisadai.
- He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat-offering.
- One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old. This was the gift of Achiezer the son of Amisadai.
- On the eleventh day the prince of the sons of Aser, Phageel the son of Echran.
- He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred, and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat-offering.
- One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt-offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams; five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Phageel the son of Echran.
- On the twelfth day the prince of the sons of Nephthali, Achire the son of Ænan.
- He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels; one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering.
- One golden censer of ten shekels, full of incense.
- One calf of the herd, one ram, one he-lamb of a year old for a whole-burnt- offering,
- and one kid of the goats for a sin-offering.
- And for a sacrifice of peace-offering, two heifers, five rams, five he-goats, five ewe-lambs of a year old: this was the gift of Achire the son of Ænan.
- This was the dedication of the altar in the day in which Moses anointed it, by the princes of the sons of Israel; twelve silver chargers, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden censers;
- [c] each charger of a hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl of seventy shekels: all the silver of the vessels was two thousand four hundred shekels, the shekels according to the holy shekel.
- Twelve golden censers full of incense: all the gold of the shekels, a hundred and twenty shekels.
- All the [d] cattle for whole-burnt-offerings, twelve calves, twelve rams, twelve he-lambs of a year old, and their meat-offerings, and their drink-offerings: and twelve kids of the goats for sin-offering.
- All the cattle for a sacrifice of peace-offering, twenty-four heifers, sixty rams, sixty he-goats of a year old, sixty ewe-lambs of a year old without blemish: this is the dedication of the altar, after that Moses [e] consecrated Aaron, and after he anointed him.
- When Moses went into the tabernacle of witness to speak to [f] God, then he heard the voice of the Lord speaking to him from off the mercy-seat, which is upon the ark of the testimony, between the two cherubs; and he spoke to him.
[a] Gr. so as to set up.
[b] Gr. one censer of ten golden weights.
[c] Gr. one.
[d] Gr. cows.
[e] Gr. filled his hands.
[f] Gr. him.
[English translation of the Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee
Brenton (1807-1862) originally published by Samuel Bagster & Sons,
Ltd., London, 1851]