1 On the day when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed and consecrated it with all its furnishings, and had anointed and consecrated the altar with all its utensils,2 the leaders of Israel, heads of their fathers' houses, the leaders of the tribes, who were over those who were numbered,3 offered and brought their offerings before the LORD, six covered wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two of the leaders, and for each one an ox; they offered them before the tabernacle.4 Then the LORD said to Moses,5 "Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the tent of meeting, and give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service."6 So 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 Merar'i, according to their service, under the direction of Ith'amar the son of Aaron the priest.9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were charged with the care of the holy things which had to be carried on the shoulder.10 And the leaders offered offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed; and the leaders offered their offering before the altar.11 And the LORD said to Moses, "They shall offer their offerings, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar."12 He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Ammin'adab, of the tribe of Judah;13 and his offering was one silver plate whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;14 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;15 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;16 one male goat for a sin offering;17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Ammin'adab.18 On the second day Nethan'el the son of Zu'ar, the leader of Is'sachar, made an offering;19 he offered for his offering one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;20 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;21 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;22 one male goat for a sin offering;23 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethan'el the son of Zu'ar.24 On the third day Eli'ab the son of Helon, the leader of the men of Zeb'ulun:25 his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;26 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;27 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;28 one male goat for a sin offering;29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eli'ab the son of Helon.30 On the fourth day Eli'zur the son of Shed'eur, the leader of the men of Reuben:31 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;32 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;33 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;34 one male goat for a sin offering;35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eli'zur the son of Shed'eur.36 On the fifth day Shelu'mi-el the son of Zurishad'dai, the leader of the men of Simeon:37 his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;38 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;39 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;40 one male goat for a sin offering;41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelu'mi-el the son of Zurishad'dai.42 On the sixth day Eli'asaph the son of Deu'el, the leader of the men of Gad:43 his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;44 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;45 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;46 one male goat for a sin offering;47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eli'asaph the son of Deu'el.48 On the seventh day Eli'shama the son of Ammi'hud, the leader of the men of E'phraim:49 his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;50 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;51 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;52 one male goat for a sin offering;53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eli'shama the son of Ammi'hud.54 On the eighth day Gama'liel the son of Pedah'zur, the leader of the men of Manas'seh:55 his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;56 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;57 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;58 one male goat for a sin offering;59 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gama'liel the son of Pedah'zur.60 On the ninth day Abi'dan the son of Gideo'ni, the leader of the men of Benjamin:61 his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;62 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;63 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;64 one male goat for a sin offering;65 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abi'dan the son of Gideo'ni.66 On the tenth day Ahie'zer the son of Ammishad'dai, the leader of the men of Dan:67 his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;68 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;69 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;70 one male goat for a sin offering;71 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahie'zer the son of Ammishad'dai.72 On the eleventh day Pa'giel the son of Ochran, the leader of the men of Asher:73 his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;74 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;75 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;76 one male goat for a sin offering;77 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pa'giel the son of Ochran.78 On the twelfth day Ahi'ra the son of Enan, the leader of the men of Naph'tali:79 his offering was one silver plate, whose weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;80 one golden dish of ten shekels, full of incense;81 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;82 one male goat for a sin offering;83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahi'ra the son of Enan.84 This was the dedication offering for the altar, on the day when it was anointed, from the leaders of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve golden dishes,85 each silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and each basin seventy, all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary,86 the twelve golden dishes, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the dishes being a hundred and twenty shekels;87 all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs a year old, with their cereal offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering;88 and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar, after it was anointed.89 And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and it spoke to him.

1 No dia em que Moisés acabou de armar a Tenda Sagrada, ele a ungiu e a dedicou ao serviço de Deus, junto com todos os objetos da Tenda e do altar. 2 Então os chefes dos grupos de famílias, que eram líderes das tribos do povo de Israel, os mesmos homens que estavam cuidando da contagem do povo, 3 trouxeram as suas ofertas a Deus, o Senhor, isto é, seis carroças cobertas e doze bois. Cada dois chefes ofereceram uma carroça, e cada um deles, um boi; e puseram tudo na frente da Tenda. 4 O Senhor disse a Moisés:

5 — Receba as carroças e os bois a fim de serem usados para o serviço da Tenda; e dê essas ofertas aos levitas, a cada um de acordo com o serviço que faz.

6 Então Moisés deu aos levitas as carroças e os bois. 7 Aos descendentes de Gérson ele deu duas carroças e quatro bois, de acordo com o serviço que faziam. 8 Aos descendentes de Merari, também de acordo com o serviço deles, Moisés deu quatro carroças e oito bois. Esse serviço era dirigido por Itamar, filho do sacerdote Arão. 9 Porém Moisés não deu aos descendentes de Coate nem carroças nem bois, pois os objetos sagrados de que eles cuidavam tinham de ser carregados nos ombros.

10 Os chefes também trouxeram as ofertas para comemorar a dedicação do altar ao serviço de Deus. Quando eles já estavam prontos para apresentar as suas ofertas no altar, 11 o Senhor Deus disse a Moisés:

— Os chefes, cada um no seu próprio dia, deverão apresentar as suas ofertas para a dedicação do altar ao meu serviço.

12-83 Os doze chefes apresentaram as suas ofertas na seguinte ordem: no primeiro dia o chefe da tribo de Judá, Nasom, filho de Aminadabe; no segundo dia o chefe da tribo de Issacar, Netanel, filho de Zuar; no terceiro dia o chefe da tribo de Zebulom, Eliabe, filho de Helom; no quarto dia o chefe da tribo de Rúben, Elisur, filho de Sedeur; no quinto dia o chefe da tribo de Simeão, Selumiel, filho de Zurisadai; no sexto dia o chefe da tribo de Gade, Eliasafe, filho de Deuel; no sétimo dia o chefe da tribo de Efraim, Elisama, filho de Amiúde; no oitavo dia o chefe da tribo de Manassés, Gamaliel, filho de Pedasur; no nono dia o chefe da tribo de Benjamim, Abidã, filho de Gideoni; no dia dez o chefe da tribo de Dã, Aiezer, filho de Amisadai; no dia onze o chefe da tribo de Aser, Pagiel, filho de Ocrã; no dia doze o chefe da tribo de Naftali, Aira, filho de Enã.

As ofertas que cada um trouxe eram iguais: uma bandeja de prata pesando um quilo e meio; uma bacia de prata pesando oitocentos gramas, segundo a tabela oficial (a bandeja e a bacia estavam cheias de farinha de trigo misturada com azeite, para a oferta de cereais); um prato de ouro pesando cento e quinze gramas, cheio de incenso; um touro novo, um carneiro e um carneirinho de um ano para serem completamente queimados; um bode como oferta para tirar pecados; e, como oferta de paz, dois bois, cinco carneiros, cinco bodes e cinco carneirinhos de um ano.

84,85 O total de todas as ofertas feitas pelos chefes do povo de Israel para a cerimônia da dedicação do altar ao serviço de Deus foi o seguinte: doze bandejas de prata e doze bacias de prata, num peso total de vinte e sete quilos e meio; 86 doze pratos de ouro pesando um quilo trezentos e oitenta gramas (os pratos estavam cheios de incenso); 87 como ofertas a serem completamente queimadas, doze touros novos, doze carneiros e doze carneirinhos de um ano, junto com as ofertas de cereais que acompanham essas ofertas; como ofertas para tirar pecados, doze bodes; 88 e, como ofertas de paz, vinte e quatro bois, sessenta carneiros, sessenta bodes e sessenta carneirinhos de um ano.

89 Quando Moisés entrou na Tenda Sagrada para falar com o Senhor, ouviu a voz de Deus falando com ele de cima da tampa da arca da aliança, do meio dos dois querubins (Era assim que Deus falava com Moisés.).