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What does Numbers 7:42 mean?
"On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad"
— Numbers 7:42 (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 Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad
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 7:42 is a brief introductory line within a much longer passage that simply states the plain fact: on the sixth day of a twelve-day dedication ceremony, Eliasaph son of Deuel, who served as the tribal leader (prince or chieftain) of the tribe of Gad, stepped forward to present his tribe's offering. The verse itself contains no drama or teaching in isolation — it is essentially a heading that identifies the man and the day, with the details of what he actually offered following in the next verses (Numbers 7:43-47).
The context is the dedication of the newly completed tabernacle in the wilderness, shortly after Israel left Egypt. Moses is traditionally credited as the author of Numbers, writing an account of Israel's journey from Sinai toward the Promised Land. After the tabernacle was set up and anointed (Numbers 7:1), the twelve leaders of Israel's tribes — one representing each tribe descended from Jacob's sons — brought identical offerings of silver dishes, bowls, gold spoons, and
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