And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁה“Oneאֶחָדchiefנָשִׂיאeach day,לַיּוֹםoneאֶחָדchiefנָשִׂיאeach day,לַיּוֹםshall presentיַקְרִיבוּtheir offeringאֶת קָרְבָּנָםfor the dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּתof the altar.”הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
Numbers 7:11
Study it in the app“And YHWH said to Moses, “One chief each day, one chief each day, shall present their offering for the dedication of the altar.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 7:11, word by word
- And YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- “Oneאֶחָדechad
each
Literally "one": all of them, one by one.
Where else “echad” appears- chiefנָשִׂיאnasi
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nasi” appears- each dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- shall presentיַקְרִיבוּyakrivu
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrivu” appears- their offeringקָרְבָּנָkarbana
offering
Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.
Where else “karbana” appears- for the dedicationחֲנֻכַּתchanukat
dedication
Dedication: the act of first setting something apart for God, and the offerings made for it. The name of the feast of Hanukkah comes from this word (John 10:22).
Where else “chanukat” appears- of the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears
The context
10And the chiefs presented the dedication offering for the altar on the day it was anointed; and the chiefs presented their offering before the altar.
11 · This verse (above)
12The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.