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What does Numbers 7:25 mean?
"gave his offering: one silver platter, 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 mixed with oil for a meal offering;"
— Numbers 7:25 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
one male goat for a sin offering;
and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun
gave his offering: one silver platter, 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 mixed with oil for a meal offering;
one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;
one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
one male goat for a sin offering;
Explanation
Numbers 7:25 records part of the offering brought by Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the tribe of Zebulun, on the third day of a twelve-day dedication ceremony for the newly completed tabernacle. In plain terms, the verse describes two silver vessels — a platter weighing 130 shekels and a bowl weighing 70 shekels, both measured by the official "sanctuary shekel" standard — filled with fine fl
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