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Complete Jewish Bible

Numbers 7:78

On the twelfth day was Achira the son of ‘Enan, leader of the descendants of Naftali.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahira;   Enan;   Shekel;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Altar of Burnt-Offering, the;   Dedication;   Naphtali, the Tribe of;   Offerings;   Tabernacle;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Goat;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahira;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Charger(s);   Dedicate, Dedication;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ahira;   Enan;   Sacrifice and Offering;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahira ;   Bason;   Charger;   Enan ;   Kid;   Numbers as Symbols;   Ox, Oxen;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahi'ra;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahira;   Enan;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;   Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
On the twelfth day Achira the son of `Enan, prince of the children of Naftali
King James Version
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:
Lexham English Bible
On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the descendants of Naphtali:
New English Translation
On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the Naphtalites, presented an offering.
Amplified Bible
On the twelfth day [it was] Ahira the son of Enan, leader [of the tribe] of the sons of Naphtali [who presented his offering];
New American Standard Bible
On the twelfth day it was Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali;
Geneva Bible (1587)
The twelfth day Ahira the sonne of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali offred,
Legacy Standard Bible
On the twelfth day it was Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali;
Darby Translation
On the twelfth day, the prince of the children of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.
English Standard Version
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, the chief of the people of Naphtali:
George Lamsa Translation
On the twelfth day Ahida the son of Enan, prince of the tribe of Naphtali, offered.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the Naphtalites, presented an offering.
Literal Translation
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, ruler of the sons of Naphtali offered ;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
On the twolfte daye, the captayne of the children of Nephtali, Ahira the sonne of Enan.
American Standard Version
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali:
Bible in Basic English
On the twelfth day Ahira, the son of Enan, chief of the children of Naphtali:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The twelfth daye, Ahira the sonne of Enan, captaine of the children of Nephthali, offered.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali:
King James Version (1611)
On the twelfth day, Ahira the sonne of Enan, Prince of the children of Naphtali, offered.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
On the twelfth day the prince of the sons of Nephthali, Achire the son of Ænan.
English Revised Version
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali:
Berean Standard Bible
On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the tweluethe dai Ahira, the sone of Enan, the prince of the sones of Neptalym,
Young's Literal Translation
On the twelfth day, the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan; --
Update Bible Version
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the sons of Naphtali:
Webster's Bible Translation
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, [offered]:
World English Bible
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali
New King James Version
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the children of Naphtali, presented an offering.
New Living Translation
On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the tribe of Naphtali, presented his offering.
New Life Bible
On the twelfth day it was Ahira the son of Enan, the leader of the sons of Naphtali.
New Revised Standard
On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
On the twelfth day, the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan:
Douay-Rheims Bible
The twelfth day the prince of the sons of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan,
Revised Standard Version
On the twelfth day Ahi'ra the son of Enan, the leader of the men of Naph'tali:
THE MESSAGE
On the twelfth day, Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the people of Naphtali, brought his offering. His offering was: a silver plate weighing three and a quarter pounds and a silver bowl weighing one and three-quarter pounds (according to the standard Sanctuary weights), each filled with fine flour mixed with oil as a Grain-Offering; a gold vessel weighing four ounces, filled with incense; a young bull, a ram, and a yearling lamb for a Whole-Burnt-Offering; a he-goat for an Absolution-Offering; two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and five yearling lambs to be sacrificed as a Peace-Offering. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
On the twelfth day it was Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali;

Contextual Overview

10 The leaders brought the offering for dedicating the altar on the day it was anointed. The leaders brought their offering before the altar, 11 and Adonai said to Moshe, "They are to present their offerings to dedicate the altar, each leader on his own day." 12 (S: v) Nachshon the son of ‘Amminadav, from the tribe of Y'hudah, presented his offering on the first day. 13 He offered one silver dish weighing 130 shekels [three-and-a-quarter pounds] and one silver basin of seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel) [one-and-three-quarters pounds], both full of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering; 14 one gold pan of ten shekels [one-quarter pound], full of incense; 15 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering, 16 one male goat as a sin offering, 17 and, for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nachshon the son of ‘Amminadav. 18 On the second day N'tan'el the son of Tzu‘ar, leader of Yissakhar, presented his offering. 19 He offered one silver dish weighing 130 shekels [three-and-a-quarter pounds] and one silver basin of seventy shekels (using the sanctuary shekel) [one-and-three-quarters pounds], both full of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:15, Numbers 2:29

Reciprocal: Numbers 7:72 - eleventh day Numbers 10:27 - Ahira

Gill's Notes on the Bible

On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, [offered]. See Numbers 1:15.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The several princes make their offerings in the order assigned to the tribes Numbers 2:0. It was doubtless the tribes themselves which presented these gifts through their chiefs. The twelve offerings are strictly alike, and were offered on twelve separate days.


 
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