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Ezra 6:17
For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.
from Dedication of the Temple, Ezra 6:16-18
What it says

At the dedication they offer bulls, rams, lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, one for each tribe.

What it is doing

It expresses the dedication through sacrifice and a deliberately national scope.

In context

16Then the people of Israel — the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles — celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. 17For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel. 18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.