His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NUMBERS 7:73KJV
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Numbers 7:73 (KJV)

What does Numbers 7:73 mean?

Numbers 7:73 describes part of an Israelite leader’s gift for the dedication of the altar. The silver vessels were valuable gifts in their own right, and they also held a prepared offering of fine flour mixed with oil.

The narrator is recording the gift brought by Ahira, the leader of Naphtali, named in verse 72. The stated weights refer to the vessels, while “after the shekel of the sanctuary” identifies the standard used to weigh them.

The Hebrew behind Numbers 7:73

  • “charger” — קְעָרָה (qeʿarah): This means a dish or platter. In the KJV, “charger” names a large serving vessel, not something that supplies power.
  • “meat offering” — מִנְחָה (minḥah): This word often refers to a gift or offering. Here the offering is made of flour and oil; the KJV’s older use of “meat” does not mean animal flesh.

Why Numbers 7:73 matters

  • The measurements show the scale of the silver gift. The platter weighed 130 shekels and the bowl 70 shekels, both measured by the sanctuary standard.
  • The verse records only part of Ahira’s gift. Verse 74 adds a gold spoon containing incense, and the following verses list animals, placing the vessels within a larger presentation at the altar.

Where else these words appear

“charger” Hebrew H7086 · used in 17 verses

  • Exodus 25:29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
  • Numbers 7:25 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
  • Numbers 7:55 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

“bowl” Hebrew H4219 · used in 32 verses

  • Exodus 27:3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
  • Numbers 7:55 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
  • 2 Kings 25:15 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

“weight” Hebrew H4948 · used in 42 verses

  • Genesis 24:22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
  • Numbers 7:67 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
  • 1 Chronicles 28:14 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:

“mingled” Hebrew H1101 · used in 42 verses

  • Genesis 11:7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
  • Numbers 7:13 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
  • Numbers 15:9 Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil.