Another matter, why “the first,” “and his offering”? Rabbi Yudan said: The Holy One blessed be He attributed [the merit] to them as though all of them presented their offerings on the first day and on the last day, as one was not greater than the other. It is written: “This was the dedication of the altar [on the day that it was annointed…]” (Numbers 7:84). Was it not one dish, one basin, and one ladle on the day of its anointing? Why does the verse state: “Twelve silver dishes…”? (Numbers 7:84). It is, rather, that He attributed [the merit] to them as though all of them presented their offerings on the first day and as though all of them presented their offerings on the last day.