King James Version
Numbers 7:12 in the King James Version says “And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:”
Numbers 7:12 · KJV
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:
And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And he that offered”
H7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
“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
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of the tribe”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“of Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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