Bamidbar 7:12

12 And he that offered his korban the first day was Nachshon Ben Amminadav, of the tribe of Yehudah;

Bamidbar 7:12 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 7:12

And he that offered his offering on the first day
Was he whose standard was pitched first, at the east, to the rising sun: and this

was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;
who was the prince and captain of that tribe, though the title is not here given him, as to the rest of the princes, this being left to be concluded from his offering first; for if they that offered after him were princes, he must needs be one; or it may be this title is omitted, because the chief prince, of the prince of the tribe of Judah, most peculiarly belongs to a greater Personage, even the Messiah, who was to spring, and did spring from that tribe, ( 1 Chronicles 5:2 ) ; and, as Baal Hatturim says, from Nahshon; and who also observes, that Ben Nahshon is the Messiah.

Bamidbar 7:12 In-Context

10 And the Nasiim offered for dedicating of the Mizbe’ach in the day that it was anointed, even the Nasiim (Rulers) offered their korban before the Mizbe’ach.

11 And Hashem said unto Moshe, They shall offer their korban, each Nasi on his day, for the dedicating of the Mizbe’ach.

12 And he that offered his korban the first day was Nachshon Ben Amminadav, of the tribe of Yehudah;

13 And his korban was one silver bowl, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel HaKodesh; both of them were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a minchah;

14 One ladle of ten shekels of zahav, full of ketoret;