Numbers 7:88
in Numbers 7All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace-offerings twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.
KJV
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 that it was anointed.
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This verse in Numbers 7
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
So large a collection of cattle offered for sacrifice on one occasion proves both the large flocks of the Israelites and the abundance of pastures which were then, and still are, found in the valleys that lie between the Sinaitic Mountains.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
How greatly would the sanctuary of God be enriched and beautified if all would in their places do their part towards it, by exemplary purity and devotion, extensive charity, and universal usefulness! God signified his gracious acceptance of these presents that were brought him, by speaking familiarly to Moses, as a man speaks to his friend, from off the mercy-seat (
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After it was anointed - Which words are very conveniently added to explain in what sense he had so oft said, that this was done in the day when it was anointed, namely, not exactly, but in a latitude, a little after that it was anointed.
And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
After that it was anointed - By the anointing the altar was consecrated to God; by this dedication it was solemnly appointed to that service for which it had been erected.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכֹ֞ל | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בְּקַ֣ר׀ | bekar | [the] cattle of | H1241 → | 183 times |
| זֶ֣בַח | zevach | [the] sacrifice of | H2077 → | 162 times |
| הַשְּׁלָמִ֗ים | hashelamim | the peace offerings | H8002 → | 87 times |
| עֶשְׂרִ֣ים | ʾesrim | [was] twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| וְאַרְבָּעָה֮ | vearbaah | and four | H702 → | 318 times |
| פָּרִים֒ | parim | young bulls | H6499 → | 132 times |
| אֵילִ֤ם | ʾeilim | rams | H352 → | 187 times |
| שִׁשִּׁים֙ | shishim | sixty | H8346 → | 59 times |
| עַתֻּדִ֣ים | ʾatudim | goats | H6260 → | 29 times |
| שִׁשִּׁ֔ים | shishim | sixty | H8346 → | 59 times |
| כְּבָשִׂ֥ים | kevasim | lambs | H3532 → | 107 times |
| בְּנֵי־ | benei- | sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שָׁנָ֖ה | shanah | a year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| שִׁשִּׁ֑ים | shishim | sixty | H8346 → | 59 times |
| זֹ֚את | zot | this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| חֲנֻכַּ֣ת | chanukat | [was] [the] dedication of | H2598 → | 7 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֖י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| הִמָּשַׁ֥ח | himashach | was anointed | H4886 → | 70 times |
| אֹתֽוֹ׃ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
וְכֹ֞לand all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
בְּקַ֣ר׀[the] cattle of
bekarH1241 →183 times
זֶ֣בַח[the] sacrifice of
zevachH2077 →162 times
הַשְּׁלָמִ֗יםthe peace offerings
hashelamimH8002 →87 times
עֶשְׂרִ֣ים[was] twenty
ʾesrimH6242 →315 times
וְאַרְבָּעָה֮and four
vearbaahH702 →318 times
פָּרִים֒young bulls
parimH6499 →132 times
אֵילִ֤םrams
ʾeilimH352 →187 times
שִׁשִּׁים֙sixty
shishimH8346 →59 times
עַתֻּדִ֣יםgoats
ʾatudimH6260 →29 times
שִׁשִּׁ֔יםsixty
shishimH8346 →59 times
כְּבָשִׂ֥יםlambs
kevasimH3532 →107 times
בְּנֵי־sons of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
שָׁנָ֖הa year
shanahH8141 →877 times
שִׁשִּׁ֑יםsixty
shishimH8346 →59 times
זֹ֚אתthis
zotH2063 →603 times
חֲנֻכַּ֣ת[was] [the] dedication of
chanukatH2598 →7 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
אַחֲרֵ֖יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
הִמָּשַׁ֥חwas anointed
himashachH4886 →70 times
אֹתֽוֹ׃<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 7:1On 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.
it leads to
- Leviticus 8:10–11
Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.
- Numbers 7:84
So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
- Matthew 23:19
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
- Leviticus 8:10–11
Through
Numbers 7:10When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 7:9
On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.
- Nehemiah 12:27
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps,…
- 2 Chronicles 7:5
And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
- 1 Kings 8:63
And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 7:9
Through
Numbers 7:84So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
it leads to
- Numbers 7:10
When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
- Numbers 7:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.