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What does Numbers 7:44 mean?
"one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;"
— Numbers 7:44 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
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;
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 Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
Explanation
Numbers 7:44 is a single line within a much longer, highly repetitive chapter that records the dedication gifts brought by the leaders of Israel's twelve tribes when the tabernacle was set up. The verse simply describes one item within a larger offering: a golden ladle, weighing ten shekels, filled with incense. This particular ladle belonged to the gift brought by Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the tribe of Gad, on the seventh day of the dedication ceremony. Each tribal leader brought an identical set of offerings—silver plates, silver bowls, and a golden ladle full of incense, along with animals for various sacrifices—and the text records each one individually rather than simply saying "the same offering was repeated twelve times."
The context is the completion of the tabernacle, described in Exodus, and its consecration as described in Leviticus and Numbers. Once the tabernacle was fully assembled and anointed, the leaders of each trib
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