And four chariots and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according unto their office, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the Priest.

But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, [a]because the charge of the Sanctuary belonged to them, which they did bear upon their shoulders.

10 ¶ The princes also offered in the [b]dedication for the altar in the day that it was anointed: then the princes offered their offering before the altar.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 7:9 The holy thing of the Sanctuary must be carried upon their shoulders and not drawn with oxen, Num. 4:15.
  2. Numbers 7:10 That is, when the first sacrifice was offered thereupon by Aaron, Lev. 9:1.

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