Numbers 7:12

“The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.”

Numbers 7:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 7:12, word by word

The one who presentedיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yehi” appears
The one who presentedמַּקְרִיבmakriv

bring near

To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.

Where else “makriv” appears
his offeringקָרְבָּנkarban

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 “karban” appears
on the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

Where else “rishon” appears
dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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was Nahshonנַחְשׁוֹןnachshon

Nahshon

Nahshon, chief of the tribe of Judah in the desert, brother-in-law of Aaron and ancestor of David.

Where else “nachshon” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Amminadabעַמִּינָדָבaminadav

Amminadab

Amminadab, a name borne by several men, above all the man of the tribe of Judah who was father-in-law of Aaron and an ancestor of David.

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of the tribeמַטֵּהmate

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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The context

11And YHWH said to Moses, “One chief each day, one chief each day, shall present their offering for the dedication of the altar.”

12 · This verse (above)

13And his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

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