Numbers 7:3
And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.
Numbers 7:3 in other translations
| BSB | They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle. |
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| WEB | and they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox. They presented them before the tabernacle. |
| ASV | and they brought their oblation before Jehovah, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they presented them before the tabernacle. |
| YLT | yea, they bring their offering before Jehovah, six waggons covered, and twelve oxen--a waggon for two of the princes, and an ox for one--and they bring them near before the tabernacle. |
| DARBY | and they brought their offering before Jehovah, six covered waggons, and twelve oxen; a waggon for two princes, and an ox for each; and they presented them before the tabernacle. |
| BBE | And they came with their offerings before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen; a cart for every two of the chiefs, and for every one an ox. |
| Webster | And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle. |
What does Numbers 7:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 7:2-3
2-3. the princes of Israel ... brought their offering before the Lord--The finishing of the sacred edifice would, it may well be imagined, be hailed as an auspicious occasion, diffusing great joy and thankfulness throughout the whole population of Israel. But the leading men, not content with participating in the general expression of satisfaction, distinguished themselves by a movement, which, while purely…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 7:1-9
The offering of the princes to the service of the tabernacle was not made till it was fully set up. Necessary observances must always take place of free-will offerings. The more any are advanced, the greater opportunity they have of serving God and their generation. No sooner was the tabernacle set up, than provision is made for the removal of it. Even when but just settled in the world, we must be preparing for…
Numbers 7:3 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 7:2
That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
- Numbers 7:3
And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.
- Numbers 7:4
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 7:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y trajeron sus ofrendas delante de Jehová, seis carros cubiertos, y doce bueyes; por cada dos príncipes un carro, y cada uno un buey; lo cual ofrecieron delante del tabernáculo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ils amenèrent leur offrande devant l’ Éternel: six chariots couverts et douze bœufs, un chariot pour deux princes, et un bœuf pour un prince; et ils les présentèrent devant le tabernacle. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | sie brachten ihre Opfergabe dar vor Jehova: sechs bedeckte Wagen und zwölf Rinder, einen Wagen für zwei Fürsten und ein Rind für einen; und sie brachten sie dar vor der Wohnung. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | munera coram Domino sex plaustra tecta cum duodecim bobus. Unum plaustrum obtulere duo duces, et unum bovem singuli, obtuleruntque ea in conspectu tabernaculi. |