1. Moses finished setting up the holy tent. Then he anointed it with olive oil. He set it apart to the Lord. He did the same thing with everything that belonged to it. He also anointed the altar. And he set apart to the Lord the altar and all of its tools.
2. Then the leaders of Israel brought their offerings. The leaders were the heads of the families. They were the leaders of the tribes. They were in charge of the men who had been counted.
3. They brought gifts to the Lord. They brought six covered carts and 12 oxen. Each leader gave an ox. And every two leaders gave a cart. They put their gifts in front of the holy tent.
4. The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,
5. "Accept the gifts from the leaders. I want their gifts to be used in the work at the Tent of Meeting. Give them to the Levites. They need them to do their work."
6. So Moses gave the carts and the oxen to the Levites.
7. He gave two carts and four oxen to the men from the family of Gershon. They needed them to do their work.
8. He gave four carts and eight oxen to the men from the family of Merari. They needed them to do their work. All of those men were under the direction of the priest Ithamar, the son of Aaron.
9. But Moses didn't give any carts or oxen to the men from the family of Kohath. They had to carry the holy things on their shoulders. They were accountable for the holy things.
10. When the altar was anointed, the leaders brought their offerings. They placed them in front of the altar. They brought their offerings to set the altar apart.
11. The Lord had spoken to Moses. He had said, "Each day one leader must bring his offering. He must bring it to set the altar apart."
12. On the first day Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, brought his offering. Nahshon was from the tribe of Judah.
13. He brought one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. They were weighed in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with fine flour that was mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.
14. He brought one gold dish. It weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.
15. Nahshon brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.
16. He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.
17. He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs that were a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, brought as his offering.