“When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.”
Numbers 7:10 (BSB)
Context Reading
8and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 9But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible. 10When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar. 11And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.” 12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.