King James Version
Numbers 7:10 in the King James Version says “And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offe...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.”
Numbers 7:10 · KJV
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
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“And the princes”
H5387properly, an exalted one, i.e., a king or sheik; also a rising mist
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“in the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“that it was anointed”
H4886to rub with oil, i.e., to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“And the princes”
H5387properly, an exalted one, i.e., a king or sheik; also a rising mist
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“their offering”
H7133something brought near the altar, i.e., a sacrificial present
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
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