Bible Verses About Dedication

`Only, a firstling which is Jehovah's firstling among beasts--no man doth sanctify it, whether ox or sheep; it is Jehovah's.

And if among the unclean beasts, then he hath ransomed it at thy valuation, and he hath added its fifth to it; and if it is not redeemed, then it hath been sold at thy valuation.

`Only, no devoted thing which a man devoteth to Jehovah, of all that he hath, of man, and beast, and of the field of his possession, is sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to Jehovah.

`No devoted thing, which is devoted of man, is ransomed, it is surely put to death.

And all tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, of the fruit of the tree, is Jehovah's--holy to Jehovah.

`And if a man really redeem any of his tithe, its fifth he addeth to it.

`And all the tithe of the herd and of the flock--all that passeth by under the rod--the tenth is holy to Jehovah;

he enquireth not between good and bad, nor doth he change it; and if he really change it--then it hath been--it and its exchange is holy; it is not redeemed.'

These are the commands which Jehovah hath commanded Moses for the sons of Israel, in mount Sinai.

And it cometh to pass on the day of Moses' finishing setting up the tabernacle, that he anointeth it, and sanctifieth it, and all its vessels, and the altar, and all its vessels, and he anointeth them, and sanctifieth them,

and the princes of Israel (heads of the house of their fathers, they are princes of the tribes, they who are standing over those numbered) bring near,

yea, they bring their offering before Jehovah, six waggons covered, and twelve oxen--a waggon for two of the princes, and an ox for one--and they bring them near before the tabernacle.

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

`Receive from them, and they have been to do the service of the tent of meeting, and thou hast given them unto the Levites, each according to his service.'

And Moses taketh the waggons and the oxen, and giveth them unto the Levites.

The two of the waggons and the four of the oxen he hath given to the sons of Gershon, according to their service,

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;

and to the sons of Kohath he hath not given, for the service of the sanctuary is on them: on the shoulder they bear.

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.

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.'

And he who is bringing near on the first day his offering is Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.

And his offering is one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels ; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present;

one golden spoon of ten shekels , full of perfume;

one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering;

one kid of the goats for a sin-offering;