Yahweh said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.”
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Yahweh said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.”
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And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
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And the LORD said unto Moses: 'They shall present their offering each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.'
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to Numbers 7:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 14:33 for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.
- 1 Corinthians 14:40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
- Colossians 2:5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Num 7:11 And the LORD said unto Moses, They…
Num 7:11 And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
Ver. 11. For the dedicating of the altar.] No warrant at all for Popish dedications of altars, churches, religious houses built for superstitious uses, as appears in stories: {a} as pro remissione et redemptione peccatorum; pro remedio et liberatione animae; pro amore caelestis patriae; pro salute regnorum; in honorem gloriosae virginis, &c.
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{a} Act. and Mon.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain As well for the greater solemnity and splendour of…
As well for the greater solemnity and splendour of the work, as for the prevention of confusion. And in this offering they follow the order of their camp, and not of their birth.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord said unto Moses,.... For before this…
And the Lord said unto Moses,.... For before this was said to him, even what follows, Moses knew not, as the same writer observes, how they should offer, in what order, whether according to their birth, or whether according to the journeying of their camps, or whether they should offer together, or one after another, one day after another (g); this affair is set in a clear light:
they shall offer their offering each prince on his day; one on one day, and the other on the next, and so on successively for twelve days running; and this was ordered for the greater solemnity of the service, and that it might be taken notice of, and each have the honour and credit of it; and this was done, not according to the order of their birth, but as their standards were fixed, first Judah, and those under him, and so the rest in course:
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for the dedicating of the altar; see Num 7:10.
(g) Vid. Siphri apud Yalkut in loc.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On his day - And in this offering they…
On his day - And in this offering they followed the order of their camp, and not of their birth.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Num 7:11. Each prince in his day — Thus…
Num 7:11. Each prince in his day — Thus the dedication continued no less than twelve days, which made it very solemn, and gave to every tribe an opportunity, by its representative, to express their devotion and reverence to God, and to receive tokens of gracious acceptance From him. And in this offering they followed the order of their camp, and not of their birth.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Altar of holocausts, the dedication of which continued seven…
Altar of holocausts, the dedication of which continued seven days, Exodus xxix. 36. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain They shall offer . . . each prince on…
They shall offer . . . each prince on his day, &c.--Eastern princes were accustomed anciently, as they are in Persia still on a certain yearly festival, to sit upon their thrones in great state, when the princes and nobles, from all parts of their dominions, appear before them with tributary presents, which form a large proportion of their royal revenue. And in the offering of all gifts or presents to great personages, every article is presented singly and with ostentatious display. The tabernacle being the palace of their great King, as well as the sanctuary of their God, the princes of Israel may be viewed, on the occasion under notice, as presenting their tributary offerings, and in the same manner of successive detail, which accords with the immemorial usages of the East. A day was set apart for each, as much for the imposing solemnity and splendor of the ceremony, as for the prevention of disorder and hurry; and it is observable that, in the order of offering, regard was paid to priority not of birth, but of rank and dignity as they were ranked in the camp--beginning at the east, proceeding to the south, then to the west, and closing with the north, according to the course of the sun.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The Lord said unto Moses. Doubtless in answer to…
The Lord said unto Moses. Doubtless in answer to his inquiry (see verse 89), at the time when the princes desired to make their offerings. Each prince on his day. For more convenience and solemnity, that the sacrifices might not be hurried over, and that none might feel neglected.
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