# Numbers 7.9 **Book:** [Numbers](/codex/numbers/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 7. Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service: 8. and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. > > **9. But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.** > > 10. And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the altar. 11. And Jehovah said unto Moses, They shall offer their oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar. (Numbers 7:7-11, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 7. He gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, according to their service: 8. and he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. > > **9. But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.** > > 10. The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes gave their offerings before the altar. 11. Yahweh said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.” (Numbers 7:7-11, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 7. Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service: 8. And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. > > **9. But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.** > > 10. And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar. 11. And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. (Numbers 7:7-11, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 7. The two of the waggons and the four of the oxen he hath given to the sons of Gershon, according to their service, 8. and the four of the waggons and the eight of the oxen he hath given to the sons of Merari, according to their service, by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest; > > **9. and to the sons of Kohath he hath not given, for the service of the sanctuary [is] on them: on the shoulder they bear.** > > 10. And the princes bring near the dedication of the altar in the day of its being anointed; yea, the princes bring near their offering before the altar. 11. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'One prince a day, one prince a day, do they bring near their offering for the dedication of the altar.' (Numbers 7:7-11, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.