What Does Numbers 7:79 Mean in the King James?

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 7:79 · KJV

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THE KEY

The word translated “offering” carries the seed of “approach”: this measured gift makes nearness tangible.

THE MEANING

Here, nearness to God has weight and texture: silver is weighed, flour and oil are mingled, and the gift is made visible. You encounter approach in something prepared and measurable.

THE ROOT

קָרְבָּנוֹ

qorbānô

GROWS FROM

קרב

q-r-b

to approach, come near

The word for offering carries the seed of approach: a gift is nearness enacted. Here, exact measures and prepared food give that approach a tangible shape.

ALSO GROWS

qārab: to approach or come near

קָרַב

This verb reveals the movement held inside the word for the offering: something is brought near.

qārōb: near or close

קָרוֹב

The same root links the offering with nearness itself, giving the gift a meaning beyond its material contents.

THE PATTERN

Approach to God takes visible form as a person comes near, a gift is brought, or the heart draws near.

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Genesis 18:23 · KJVAbraham’s approach becomes a spoken encounter, making nearness the beginning of what follows.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.

Leviticus 1:2 · KJVThe offering gives approach a material form through what is brought near.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Hebrews 10:22 · KJVThe heart and body draw near together, extending the pattern of approach into the whole person.

THE THREAD

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.

Leviticus 1:2 · KJV

Leviticus uses the same Hebrew root ⁨קרב⁩ (q-r-b, “approach”) in its word for “offering,” connecting the gift with coming near. Numbers gives that approach a particular shape in silver, flour, and oil.

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