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.
18. On the second day Nethanel, the son of Zuar, brought his offering. Nethanel was the leader of the tribe of Issachar.
19. He brought one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The silver plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both 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.
20. He brought one gold dish. It weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.
21. Nethanel brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.
22. He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.
23. 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 Nethanel, the son of Zuar, brought as his offering.
24. On the third day Eliab, the son of Helon, brought his offering. Eliab was the leader of the people of Zebulun.
25. 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.