2. Then the leaders of Israel made offerings. These were the heads of the families and leaders of each tribe. They were the men who counted the people.
3. They brought to the Lord 6 covered carts and 12 oxen. Each leader gave an ox. Every two leaders gave a cart. They gave these to the Holy Tent.
4. The Lord said to Moses,
5. “Accept these gifts from the leaders. Use them in the work of the Meeting Tent. Give them to the Levites as they need them.”
6. So Moses accepted the carts and the oxen. He gave them to the Levites.
7. He gave 2 carts and 4 oxen to the Gershonites. This is what they needed for their work.
8. Then Moses gave 4 carts and 8 oxen to the Merarites. This is what they needed for their work. Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest, directed the work of all of them.
9. Moses did not give any oxen or carts to the Kohathites. They were to carry the holy things on their shoulders. This was their job.
10. The oil was poured on the altar. Then the leaders brought their offerings to it to give to the Lord’s service.
11. The Lord had already told Moses, “Each day one leader must bring his gift. The gifts will make the altar ready for service to me.”
84. So these were the gifts from the Israelite leaders. Moses poured oil on the altar. And they brought their gifts to give the altar for service to the Lord. They brought 12 silver plates, 12 silver bowls and 12 gold dishes.
85. Each silver plate weighed about 3¼ pounds. And each bowl weighed about 1¾ pounds. All the silver plates and silver bowls together weighed about 60 pounds. This weight was set by the Holy Place measure.