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What does Numbers 7:78 mean?
"On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali"
— Numbers 7:78 (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 Pagiel the son of Ochran.
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali
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 spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
Explanation
Numbers 7:78 is a simple transitional statement that identifies a specific day and a specific tribal leader within a much longer passage. It tells us that on the twelfth day of a twelve-day dedication ceremony, Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the tribe of Naphtali, brought his tribe's offering to the newly completed tabernacle. The verse itself doesn't list what he brought — that comes in the following verses (79-83) — but it marks his place in the sequence of tribal leaders.
This verse sits within Numbers 7, a chapter written by Moses that records the dedication of the tabernacle shortly after it was built and
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