2. The chiefs of Israel, the leaders of their households, made their presentations. They were the tribal chiefs and those who were in charge of the enlistment.
3. They brought their offerings before the Lord: six covered wagons and twelve oxen—a wagon for every two chiefs, and an ox for every chief. They brought them near before the dwelling.
4. The Lord said to Moses:
5. Take these from them and use them for service in the meeting tent. Give them to the Levites according to their duties.
6. So Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and he gave them to the Levites.
7. Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the Gershonites for their duty.
8. Four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the Merarites for their duty under the supervision of Ithamar, Aaron the priest’s son.
9. But to the Kohathites he gave nothing because their duty concerned the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulders.
10. The chiefs made their presentations for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed. The chiefs presented their offerings before the altar.
11. The Lord said to Moses: One chief per day will present their offering for the dedication of the altar.
12. The one presenting his offering on the first day was Nahshon, Amminadab’s son, from the tribe of Judah.
13. His offering was one silver dish weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
14. one gold bowl weighing ten shekels full of incense;
15. one bull from the herd, one ram, and one year-old male lamb for an entirely burned offering;
16. one male goat for a purification offering;
17. and for the well-being sacrifice two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon, Amminadab’s son.