Numbers 7:3

“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.”

Numbers 7:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 7:3, word by word

And they broughtיָּבִיאוּyaviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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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.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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.

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sixשֵׁשׁshesh

six

Six; also "sixth".

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coveredצָבtsav

covered wagon

A roofed wagon or chair for travel.

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wagonsעֶגְלֹתeglot

cart, wagon

Cart, wagon drawn by oxen.

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and twelveשְׁנֵיshene

double

Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.

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and twelveעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

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oxenבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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of the chiefsנְּשִׂאִיםnesiim

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

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and an oxשׁוֹרshor

ox, bull

Ox or bull: a head of cattle.

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for each oneאֶחָדechad

each

Literally "one": all of them, one by one.

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and they presentedיַּקְרִיבוּyakrivu

bring near

To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.

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the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan

dwelling

The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.

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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,

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