Naso, נָשֹׂא

Passages

Torah: Numbers 7:1 - 7:41
Gospel: Luke 6:27-49

Torah — Numbers 7:1 - 7:41

7:1 The Leaders Make Offerings On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle and appointed and consecrated it and all its vessels, and the altar and its vessels, and he appointed them and consecrated them,

7:2 the leaders of Israel, the heads of the families, presented an offering; they were the leaders of the tribes and were the ones in charge of the counting.

7:3 They brought their offering before the presence of Yahweh, six covered utility carts and twelve cattle, a utility cart for two of the leaders, and a bull for each; and they presented them before the tabernacle.

7:4 Yahweh said to Moses, saying,

7:5 “Take them, and they will be used to do the work of the tent of the assembly; and you will give them to the Levites, each according to his required service.”

7:6 So Moses took the utility carts and the cattle, and he gave them to the Levites.

7:7 Two utility carts and four cattle he gave to the descendants of Gershon according to their required service;

7:8 and four utility carts and eight cattle he gave to the descendants of Merari according to their required service, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

7:9 But to the descendants of Kohath he did not give anything because the work of the sanctuary they carried upon them on their shoulders.

7:10 The leaders presented offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day of its anointing, and the leaders presented their offerings before the altar.

7:11 Yahweh said to Moses, “One leader for each day will present their offering for the dedication of the altar.”

7:12 And it happened, the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah.

7:13 His offering was one plate of silver—its weight was one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

7:14 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;

7:15 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;

7:16 one he-goat as a sin offering;

7:17 and as a sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

7:18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering.

7:19 He presented as his offering one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering.

7:20 One dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;

7:21 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;

7:22 one he-goat as a sin offering;

7:23 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

7:24 On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the descendants of Zebulun:

7:25 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

7:26 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;

7:27 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;

7:28 one he-goat as a sin offering;

7:29 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

7:30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the descendants of Reuben:

7:31 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

7:32 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;

7:33 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;

7:34 one he-goat as a sin offering;

7:35 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

7:36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the descendants of Simeon:

7:37 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;

7:38 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;

7:39 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;

7:40 one he-goat as a sin offering;

7:41 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

7:1 Israel’s Leaders Bring Offerings for the Holy Tent Moses finished setting up the holy tent. Then he anointed it with olive oil. He set it apart to the Lord. He did the same thing with everything that belonged to it. He also anointed the altar. And he set apart to the Lord the altar and all of its tools.

7:2 Then the leaders of Israel brought their offerings. The leaders were the heads of the families. They were the leaders of the tribes. They were in charge of the men who had been counted.

7:3 They brought gifts to the Lord. They brought six covered carts and 12 oxen. Each leader gave an ox. And every two leaders gave a cart. They put their gifts in front of the holy tent.

7:4 The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,

7:5 “Accept the gifts from the leaders. I want their gifts to be used in the work at the Tent of Meeting. Give them to the Levites. They need them to do their work.”

7:6 So Moses gave the carts and the oxen to the Levites.

7:7 He gave two carts and four oxen to the men from the family of Gershon. They needed them to do their work.

7:8 He gave four carts and eight oxen to the men from the family of Merari. They needed them to do their work. All of those men were under the direction of the priest Ithamar, the son of Aaron.

7:9 But Moses didn’t give any carts or oxen to the men from the family of Kohath. They had to carry the holy things on their shoulders. They were accountable for the holy things.

7:10 When the altar was anointed, the leaders brought their offerings. They placed them in front of the altar. They brought their offerings to set the altar apart.

7:11 The Lord had spoken to Moses. He had said, “Each day one leader must bring his offering. He must bring it to set the altar apart.”

7:12 On the first day Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, brought his offering. Nahshon was from the tribe of Judah.

7:13 He brought one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. They were weighed in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with fine flour that was mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.

7:14 He brought one gold dish. It weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.

7:15 Nahshon brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.

7:16 He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.

7:17 He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs that were a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, brought as his offering.

7:18 On the second day Nethanel, the son of Zuar, brought his offering. Nethanel was the leader of the tribe of Issachar.

7:19 He brought one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The silver plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with fine flour that was mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.

7:20 He brought one gold dish. It weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.

7:21 Nethanel brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.

7:22 He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.

7:23 He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs that were a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Nethanel, the son of Zuar, brought as his offering.

7:24 On the third day Eliab, the son of Helon, brought his offering. Eliab was the leader of the people of Zebulun.

7:25 He brought one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. They were weighed in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with fine flour that was mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.

7:26 He brought one gold dish. It weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.

7:27 Eliab brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.

7:28 He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.

7:29 He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs that were a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Eliab, the son of Helon, brought as his offering.

7:30 On the fourth day Elizur, the son of Shedeur, brought his offering. Elizur was the leader of the people of Reuben.

7:31 He brought one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. They were weighed in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with fine flour that was mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.

7:32 He brought one gold dish. It weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.

7:33 Elizur brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.

7:34 He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.

7:35 He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs that were a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Elizur, the son of Shedeur, brought as his offering.

7:36 On the fifth day Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, brought his offering. Shelumiel was the leader of the people of Simeon.

7:37 He brought one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. They were weighed in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl were filled with fine flour that was mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.

7:38 He brought one gold dish. It weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.

7:39 Shelumiel brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb that was a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.

7:40 He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.

7:41 He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs that were a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, brought as his offering.

Gospel — Luke 6:27-49

6:27 The Sermon on the Plain: Love for Enemies “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

6:29 To the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from the one who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic also.

6:30 Give to everyone who asks you, and from the one who takes away your things, do not ask for them back.

6:31 And just as you want people to do to you, do the same to them.

6:32 “And if you love those who love you, what kind of credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them!

6:33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what kind of credit is that to you? Even the sinners do the same!

6:34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive back, what kind of credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may get back an equal amount!

6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend expecting back nothing, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful!

6:37 The Sermon on the Plain: On Judging Others “And do not judge, and you will never be judged. And do not condemn, and you will never be condemned. Pardon, and you will be pardoned.

6:38 Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure—pressed down, shaken, overflowing—they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return.”

6:39 And he also told them a parable: “Surely a blind person cannot lead the blind, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?

6:40 A disciple is not superior to his teacher, but everyone, when he is fully trained, will be like his teacher.

6:41 And why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam of wood that is in your own eye?

6:42 How are you able to say to your brother, “Brother, allow me to remove the speck that is in your eye,” while you yourself do not see the beam of wood in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the beam of wood from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye!

6:43 The Sermon on the Plain: Trees and Their Fruit “For there is no good tree that produces bad fruit, nor on the other hand a bad tree that produces good fruit,

6:44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorn plants, nor are grapes harvested from thorn bushes.

6:45 The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

6:46 “And why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?

6:47 The Sermon on the Plain: Two Houses and Two Foundations “Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and does them—I will show you what he is like:

6:48 he is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood came, the river burst against that house and was not able to shake it, because it had been built well.

6:49 But the one who hears my words and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river burst against, and immediately it collapsed—and the collapse of that house was great!”

6:27 Love Your Enemies “But here is what I tell you who hear me. Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.

6:28 Bless those who call down curses on you. And pray for those who treat you badly.

6:29 “Suppose someone hits you on one cheek. Turn your other cheek to him also. Suppose someone takes your coat. Don’t stop him from taking your shirt.

6:30 “Give to everyone who asks you. And if anyone takes what belongs to you, don’t ask to get it back.

6:31 Do to others as you want them to do to you.

6:32 “Suppose you love those who love you. Should anyone praise you for that? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love them.

6:33 And suppose you do good to those who are good to you. Should anyone praise you for that? Even ‘sinners’ do that.

6:34 And suppose you lend money to those who can pay you back. Should anyone praise you for that? Even a ‘sinner’ lends to ‘sinners,’ expecting them to pay everything back.

6:35 “But love your enemies. Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then you will receive a lot in return. And you will be sons of the Most High God. He is kind to people who are evil and are not thankful.

6:36 So have mercy, just as your Father has mercy.

6:37 Be Fair When You Judge Others “If you do not judge others, then you will not be judged. If you do not find others guilty, then you will not be found guilty. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good amount will be poured into your lap. It will be pressed down, shaken together, and running over. The same amount you give will be measured out to you.”

6:39 Jesus also gave them another example. He asked, “Can a blind person lead another blind person? Won’t they both fall into a pit?

6:40 Students are not better than their teachers. But everyone who is completely trained will be like his teacher.

6:41 “You look at the bit of sawdust in your friend’s eye. But you pay no attention to the piece of wood in your own eye.

6:42 How can you say to your friend, ‘Let me take the bit of sawdust out of your eye’? How can you say this while there is a piece of wood in your own eye? You pretender! First take the piece of wood out of your own eye. Then you will be able to see clearly to take the bit of sawdust out of your friend’s eye.

6:43 A Tree and Its Fruit “A good tree doesn’t bear bad fruit. And a bad tree doesn’t bear good fruit.

6:44 You can tell each tree by the kind of fruit it bears. People do not pick figs from thorns. And they don’t pick grapes from bushes.

6:45 “A good man says good things. These come from the good that is put away in his heart. An evil man says evil things. These come from the evil that is put away in his heart. Their mouths say everything that is in their hearts.

6:46 The Wise and Foolish Builders “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and still don’t do what I say?

6:47 Some people come to me and listen to me and do what I say. I will show you what they are like.

6:48 They are like someone who builds a house. He digs down deep and sets it on solid rock. When a flood comes, the river rushes against the house. But the water can’t shake it. The house is well built.

6:49 “But here is what happens when people listen to my words and do not obey them. They are like someone who builds a house on soft ground instead of solid rock. The moment the river rushes against that house, it falls down. It is completely destroyed.”

Passages

Torah — Numbers 7:1 - 7:41

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Gospel — Luke 6:27-49

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