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Numbers 7:11

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 7:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Jehovah said unto Moses, They shall offer their oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Jehovah said unto Moses, They shall offer their oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.
Numbers 7:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
9But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.
10And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the altar.
11And Jehovah said unto Moses, They shall offer their oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.
12And he that offered his oblation the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
13and his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof 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 meal-offering;
14one golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the Lord said unto Moses, etc.] For before this was said to him, even what follows, Moses knew not, as the same writer observes, how they should offer, in what order, whether according to their birth, or whether according to the journeying of their camps, or whether they should offer together, or one after another, one day after another f75; this affair is set in a clear light: they shall offer their offering each prince on his day; one on one day, and the other on the next, and so on successively for twelve days running; and this was ordered for the greater solemnity of the service, and that it might be taken notice of, and each have the honour and credit of it; and this was done, not…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“They shall offer . . . each prince on his day, &c.--Eastern princes were accustomed anciently, as they are in Persia still on a certain yearly festival, to sit upon their thrones in great state, when the princes and nobles, from all parts of their dominions, appear before them with tributary presents, which form a large proportion of their royal revenue. And in the offering of all gifts or presents to great personages, every article is presented singly and with ostentatious display. The tabernacle being the palace of their great King, as well as the sanctuary of their God, the princes of Israel may be viewed, on the occasion under notice, as presenting their tributary offerings, and in the…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“On his day - And in this offering they followed the order of their camp, and not of their birth. Numbers 7:13”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Co1 14:33, Co1 14:40; Col 2:5 Numbers 7:12”
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