And they broughtוַיָּבִיאוּtheir offeringאֶת קָרְבָּנָםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH:יְהוָהsixשֵׁשׁcoveredצָבwagonsעֶגְלֹתand twelveוּשְׁנֵי עָשָׂרoxen,בָּקָרa wagonעֲגָלָהfor every twoעַל שְׁנֵיof the chiefs,הַנְּשִׂאִיםand an oxוְשׁוֹרfor each one;לְאֶחָדand they presentedוַיַּקְרִיבוּthemאוֹתָםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe dwelling.הַמִּשְׁכָּן
Numbers 7:3
Study it in the app“And they brought their offering before YHWH: six covered wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two of the chiefs, and an ox for each one; and they presented them before the dwelling.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 7:3, word by word
- And they broughtיָּבִיאוּyaviu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yaviu” 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- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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- sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- coveredצָבtsav
covered wagon
A roofed wagon or chair for travel.
Where else “tsav” appears- wagonsעֶגְלֹתeglot
cart, wagon
Cart, wagon drawn by oxen.
Where else “eglot” appears- and twelveשְׁנֵיshene
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shene” appears- and twelveעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- oxenבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- of the chiefsנְּשִׂאִיםnesiim
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesiim” appears- and an oxשׁוֹרshor
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appears- for each oneאֶחָדechad
each
Literally "one": all of them, one by one.
Where else “echad” appears- and they presentedיַּקְרִיבוּyakrivu
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrivu” appears- the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears
The context
2Then the chiefs of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, presented offerings; they were the chiefs of the tribes, they were the ones standing over those counted.
3 · This verse (above)
4And YHWH said to Moses, saying,