Moses heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony, between the two cherubim. This occurred when he went into the tent of meeting to speak with the LORD. See Numbers 7:89.
Numbers 7:84–89 closes the long list of tribal offerings by adding up the totals brought for the altar’s dedication. It restates how many silver and gold items were given, their weights, and how many animals were offered for each type of sacrifice. The recap underlines that each tribe contributed equally. Numbers 7 narrates the dedication of the altar after the tabernacle has been set up and anointed. The chapter spends most of its space repeating the same gift list twelve times, one for each tribal leader, emphasizing sameness and completeness rather than variety.
Numbers 7:84–89 closes the altar-dedication report by doing two things. First, it totals the gifts and sacrifices that had been repeated tribe by tribe: twelve matching sets of precious-metal vessels and a large, carefully counted set of animals (verses 84–88).
A common mistake is to treat this as trivia. Names, places, numbers, and sequence details often carry memory, covenant identity, or narrative movement in the biblical story.
Start with Numbers 7:89, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
89When Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with him, then he heard the Voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spoke to him.