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What does Numbers 7:36 mean?
"On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon"
— Numbers 7:36 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
one male goat for a sin offering;
and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon
gave his offering: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred 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;
Explanation
Numbers 7:36 introduces the fifth of twelve tribal leaders who brought dedication offerings for the newly completed tabernacle. The verse simply names the man bringing the offering that day — Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, the prince of the tribe of Simeon — and sets the timing within the larger sequence of a twelve-day dedication ceremony. On its own, the verse is a brief historical notice, but it belongs to a much longer, repetitive passage (Numbers 7:1-89) that records each tribal leader's identical gift to God, tribe by tribe, day by day.
The book of Numbers was written to record Israel's journey from Sinai to the plains of Moab, organizing the twelve tribes for both worship and warfare as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. Moses had just finished setting up
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