1 Moisés ungiu e santificou cada parte do tabernáculo, incluindo o altar e os seus utensílios, no dia em que acabou de o montar.2 Então os chefes de Israel- os chefes das tribos, os homens que tinham organizado o recenseamentoma- trouxeram as suas ofertas. Consistiram elas em seis carros cobertos, cada um deles puxado por dois bois- um carro por cada dois chefes e um boi por cada um. Apresentaram-nos ao Senhor diante do tabernáculo.4 Aceita esses donativos, disse o Senhor a Moisés, e usa os carros para o serviço do tabernáculo. Dá-os aos levitas para aquilo de que tiverem necessidade.6 Moisés deu os carros e os bois aos levitas. Dois carros e quatro bois foram dados ao grupo de Gerson, para o serviço deles; para o de Merari, sob a chefia de Itamar, filho de Arão, foram dados quatro carros e oito bois. Ao grupo de Coate não foi dado nenhum carro, nem nenhuma parelha de bois, porque esses foram designados para transportarem sobre os ombros o que lhe competia do tabernáculo.10 Os chefes também apresentaram ofertas de consagração no dia em que o altar foi ungido, e colocaram-nas perante o altar. O Senhor disse a Moisés: Que cada um deles traga os seus donativos para a consagração do altar, em dias diferentes.12 Assim Nassom, filho de Aminadabe, da tribo de Judá, trouxe a sua oferta no primeiro dia. Consistia ela numa salva de prata pesando um quilo e uma taça de prata de 500 gramas, ambas cheias de ofertas de farinha fina, amassada com azeite, como sacrifício de cereais. Trouxe também uma pequena caixa de ouro cheia de incenso, pesando cerca de 170 gramas. Além disso veio com um novilho, um carneiro, um cordeiro de um ano para holocausto e ainda um bode para a expiação de pecado. Para o sacrifício de paz: dois bois, cinco carneiros, cinco bodes e cinco cordeiros de um ano.18 No dia seguinte foi a vez de Netanel, filho de Zuar, chefe de tribo de Issacar; este trouxe, como dons e ofertas, exactamente o mesmo que o precedente, Nassom, que viera no dia anterior .24 No terceiro dia Eliabe, filho de Helom, chefe da tribo de Zebulão, veio igualmente com as suas ofertas, e que eram também as mesmas que as dos outros.30 Seguiu-se Elizur, filho de Sedeur, chefe da tribo de Rúben; era o quarto dia, e ofereceu a mesma coisa .36 No dia seguinte, o quinto, foi a vez de Selumiel, filho de Zurisadai, chefe da tribo de Simeão, que se apresentou também com os mesmos dons .42 No dia seguinte veio Eliasafe, filho de Deuel, chefe da tribo de Gad. Também este trouxe o mesmo que os outros anteriores .48 No sétimo dia foi Elisama, filho de Amiude, chefe da tribo de Efraim, que veio com idênticas ofertas .54 Gamaliel, filho de Pedazur, chefe da tribo de Manassés, veio no oitavo dia com as mesmas dádivas .60 Seguidamente chegou-se - era o nono dia - Abidã, filho de Gideoni, chefe da tribo de Benjamim. Vinha com ofertas iguais às dos outros .66 Alezer, filho de Amisadai, chefe da tribo de Dan, trouxe os seus presentes - sempre os mesmos - no décimo dia .72 Foi depois a vez de Pagiel, filho de Ocrã, chefe da tribo de Aser, e trouxe, no décimo primeiro dia, as suas dádivas iguais às dos outros .78 E por fim, tendo chegado o décimo segundo dia, apresentou-se Airá, filho de Enã, chefe da tribo de Naftali, trazendo consigo as ofertas de sempre .84 E assim, no começo do dia em que o altar foi ungido, fez-se a sua consagração com estes dons dos chefes das tribos de Israel. Portanto, no seu conjunto, as suas ofertas foram as seguintes: 12 salvas de prata, cada um pesando um quilo; 12 taças de prata, pesando cada 500 gramas; 12 caixas de ouro, sendo de aproximadamente 112 gramas o peso de cada peça; o peso total de ouro foi pois de cerca de 1,5 quilo.87 Para os holocaustos trouxeram: 12 novilhos, 12 carneiros, 12 cordeiros de um ano, com a sua oferta de cereais, e 12 bodes, para o sacrifício de expiação do pecado. Para o sacrifício de paz foram: 24 bois, 60 carneiros, 60 bodes, 60 cordeiros de um ano.89 Quando Moisés entrava no interior do tabernáculo para falar com Deus, ouvia a voz dirigindo-se-lhe entre os dois querubins por cima do propiciatório que estava sobre a arca.

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 its instruments, both the altar and all its vessels, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;2 That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:3 And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.4 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,5 Take it of them, that they may be to perform the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service:8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.10 And the princes offered for dedicating the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.11 And the LORD said to 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 of which was a 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: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, offered.19 He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight of which was a 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, offered:25 His offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was a 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:27 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering: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 the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, offered:31 His offering was one silver charger, of the weight of a 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: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.36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, offered:37 His offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was a 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:38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:39 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering:40 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering:41 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 Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered:43 His offering was one silver charger, of the weight of a hundred and thirty shekels, a 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:44 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:45 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering:46 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering:47 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 Eliasaph the son of Deuel.48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered:49 His offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was a 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: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 Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:55 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of a 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:61 His offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was a 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:67 His offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was a 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:70 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering:71 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 Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered:73 His offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was a 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:74 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: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: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 of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:79 His offering was one silver charger, the weight of which was a 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:80 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:81 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering:82 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering:83 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 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 silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:85 Each charger of silver weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:86 The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was a hundred and twenty shekels.87 All the oxen for the burnt-offering 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. This was the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed.89 And when Moses had entered into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking to him from off the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spoke to him.