Numbers 7:2

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Numbers 7:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.

2 And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.

3 They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.

4 And the LORD said to Moses,

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Numbers 1:4

And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.

Numbers 1:5

These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

Numbers 1:6

from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

Numbers 1:7

from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

Numbers 1:8

from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

Numbers 1:9

from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

Numbers 1:10

from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

Numbers 1:11

from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

Numbers 1:12

from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

Numbers 1:13

from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

Numbers 1:14

from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

Numbers 1:15

and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

Numbers 1:16

These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.

Numbers 2:1

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

Numbers 2:2

“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.

Numbers 2:3

On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

Numbers 2:4

and his division numbers 74,600.

Numbers 2:5

The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,

Numbers 2:6

and his division numbers 54,400.

Numbers 2:7

Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,

Numbers 2:8

and his division numbers 57,400.

Numbers 2:9

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

Numbers 2:10

On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,

Numbers 2:11

and his division numbers 46,500.

Numbers 2:12

The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

Numbers 2:13

and his division numbers 59,300.

Numbers 2:14

Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,

Numbers 2:15

and his division numbers 45,650.

Numbers 2:16

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

Numbers 2:17

In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.

Numbers 2:18

On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,

Numbers 2:19

and his division numbers 40,500.

Numbers 2:20

The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

Numbers 2:21

and his division numbers 32,200.

Numbers 2:22

Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,

Numbers 2:23

and his division numbers 35,400.

Numbers 2:24

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

Numbers 2:25

On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,

Numbers 2:26

and his division numbers 62,700.

Numbers 2:27

The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,

Numbers 2:28

and his division numbers 41,500.

Numbers 2:29

Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,

Numbers 2:30

and his division numbers 53,400.

Numbers 2:31

The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

Numbers 2:32

These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

Numbers 2:33

But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Numbers 2:34

So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.

Numbers 10:1

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Numbers 10:2

“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.

Numbers 10:3

When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 10:4

But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.

Numbers 10:5

When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.

Numbers 10:6

When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.

Numbers 10:7

To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.

Numbers 10:8

The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.

Numbers 10:9

When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.

Numbers 10:10

And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”

Numbers 10:11

On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,

Numbers 10:12

and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.

Numbers 10:13

They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses.

Numbers 10:14

First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

Numbers 10:15

Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,

Numbers 10:16

and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.

Numbers 10:17

Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.

Numbers 10:18

Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

Numbers 10:19

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,

Numbers 10:20

and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.

Numbers 10:21

Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

Numbers 10:22

Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.

Numbers 10:23

Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,

Numbers 10:24

and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.

Numbers 10:25

Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

Numbers 10:26

Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,

Numbers 10:27

and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.

Numbers 10:28

This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.

Numbers 10:29

Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”

Numbers 10:30

“I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”

Numbers 10:31

“Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.

Numbers 10:32

If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”

Numbers 10:33

So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.

Numbers 10:34

And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.

Numbers 10:35

Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”

Numbers 10:36

And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”

Exodus 35:27

The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,

1 Chronicles 29:6

Then the leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.

1 Chronicles 29:7

Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

1 Chronicles 29:8

Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

2 Chronicles 35:8

His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the administrators of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.

Ezra 2:68

When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.

Ezra 2:69

According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.

Nehemiah 7:70

Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

Nehemiah 7:71

And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.

Nehemiah 7:72

The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.