1. On the day Moses finished setting up the Tent of the Lord's presence, he anointed and dedicated the Tent and all its equipment, and the altar and all its equipment.
2. Then the clan chiefs who were leaders in the tribes of Israel, the same men who were in charge of the census,
3. brought their offerings to the Lord: six wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two leaders and an ox for each leader. After they had presented them,
4. the Lord said to Moses,
5. “Accept these gifts for use in the work to be done for the Tent; give them to the Levites according to the work they have to do.”