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What does Numbers 7:43 mean?
"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;"
— Numbers 7:43 (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, 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;
one male goat for a sin offering;
Explanation
This verse records part of the offering brought by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the tribe of Simeon, on the fifth day of a twelve-day dedication ceremony for the newly completed tabernacle altar. In plain terms, he presented a silver platter weighing 130 shekels and a silver bowl weighing 70 shekels, both measured by the official sanctuary standard of weight, and both filled with fine flour mixed with olive oil to be used as a grain offering (also called a meal offering) to the Lord.
The book of Numbers was written by Moses, addressed to the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings after leaving Egypt and receiving the Law at Sinai. Chapter 7 describes the dedication of the altar once the tabernacle had been constructed according to God's instructions in Exodus. Each of the twelve tribal leaders brought an identical set of gifts on a separate day — silver vessels, gold items, animals for sacrifice, and grain offerings — and the text repeats this list twelve times, once for each leader by name. This repetition is not accidental; it is a deliberate literary and theological choice showing that each tribe, regardless of size or status, particip
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