Numbers 7:10-11
The Time of Presentation
10 The leaders offered ▼▼tn The verse begins with the preterite and vav (ו) consecutive: “and they offered.”
gifts ▼▼tn The direct object, “gifts,” is implied but not actually stated in the Hebrew text. It has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.
for ▼▼tn The sign of the accusative here must indicate an adverbial accusative and not the direct object; they offered their gifts for the dedication of the altar.
the dedication ▼ of the altar when it was anointed. ▼▼tn The adverbial clause uses the Niphal infinitive construct as the main verb. The word is the well-known מָשַׁח (mashakh, “to anoint, smear”).
And the leaders presented ▼ their offering before the altar. 11For the Lord said to Moses, “They must present their offering, one leader for each day, ▼▼tn The distributive sense is achieved by repetition: “one leader for the day, one leader for the day.”
for the dedication of the altar.”
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