Numbers 7:13

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 7:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and 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;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and 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;
Numbers 7:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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;

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 his offering [was] one silver charger, etc.] Or dish, like one of those used in the shewbread table to hold the bread in, only they were of gold, this of silver, and belonged to the altar of burnt offering; the use of which might be to hold the meat offering in, as it may seem from the latter part of the verse, or the wave breast or heave shoulder, which belonged to the priest: the weight thereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels]; which were sixty one ounces, four drachms, one scruple, and seventeen grains f76, worth about sixteen pounds and five shillings of our money; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; the standard that was kept in the sanctuary;…”
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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
“Charger - A large dish or platter; to be employed about the altar of burnt - offering, or in the court; not in the sanctuary, for all its vessels were of gold. Numbers 7:17”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“charger: Exo 25:29, Exo 37:16; Kg1 7:43, Kg1 7:45; Kg2 25:14, Kg2 25:15; Ezr 1:9, Ezr 1:10, Ezr 8:25; Jer 52:19; Dan 5:2; Zac 14:20; Mat 14:8, Mat 14:11 the shekel: Exo 30:13; Lev 27:3, Lev 27:25 a meat offering: Lev 2:1 Numbers 7:14”
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