Bible Verses About Dedication

"'However, the firstborn among animals, since it is already born as a firstborn for ADONAI, no one can consecrate -neither ox nor sheep -since it belongs to ADONAI already.

But if it is an unclean animal, he may redeem it at the price at which you value it and add one-fifth; or if he does not redeem it, it is to be sold at the price at which you value it.

However, nothing consecrated unconditionally which a person may consecrate to ADONAI out of all he owns - person, animal or field he possesses -is to be sold or redeemed; because everything consecrated unconditionally is especially holy to ADONAI.

No person who has been sentenced to die, and thus unconditionally consecrated, can be redeemed; he must be put to death.

"'All the tenth given from the land, whether from planted seed or fruit from trees, belongs to ADONAI; it is holy to ADONAI.

If someone wants to redeem any of his tenth, he must add to it one-fifth.

"'All the tenth from the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the shepherd's crook, the tenth one will be holy to ADONAI.

The owner is not to inquire whether the animal is good or bad, and he cannot exchange it; if he does exchange it, both it and the one he substituted for it will be holy; it cannot be redeemed.'"

These are the mitzvot which ADONAI gave to Moshe for the people of Isra'el on Mount Sinai.

On the day Moshe finished putting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it, all its furnishings, and the altar with its utensils. After anointing and consecrating them,

the leaders of Isra'el, who were heads of their father's clans, made an offering. These were the tribal leaders in charge of those counted in the census.

They brought their offering before ADONAI, six covered wagons and twelve oxen -a wagon for every two leaders and for each an ox -and presented them in front of the tabernacle.

ADONAI said to Moshe,

"Receive these from them; they are to be used for the service in the tent of meeting. Give them to the L'vi'im, to each as needed for his duties."

So Moshe took the wagons and oxen and gave them to the L'vi'im.

He gave two wagons and four oxen to the descendants of Gershon, in keeping with the needs of their duties.

Four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the descendants of M'rari, in keeping with the needs of their duties, directed by Itamar the son of Aharon the cohen.

But to the descendants of K'hat he gave none, because their duties involved the holy articles, which they carried on their own shoulders.

The leaders brought the offering for dedicating the altar on the day it was anointed. The leaders brought their offering before the altar,

and ADONAI said to Moshe, "They are to present their offerings to dedicate the altar, each leader on his own day."

Nachshon the son of 'Amminadav, from the tribe of Y'hudah, presented his offering on the first day.

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;

one gold pan of ten shekels [one-quarter pound], full of incense;

one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering,

one male goat as a sin offering,