KJV King James Version
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
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Exodus 30:7
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
WEB World English Bible
Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.
ASV American Standard Version
And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And Aaron hath made perfume on it, perfume of spices, morning by morning; in his making the lamps right he doth perfume it,
Surrounding context — Exodus 30
4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make [it]; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
5 And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
6 And thou shalt put it before the vail that [is] by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that [is] over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it [is] most holy unto the LORD.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהִקְטִ֥ירH6999 · qa.tarto offer: burnעָלָ֛יוH5921 · aluponאַהֲרֹ֖ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronקְטֹ֣רֶתH7004 · qe.to.retincenseסַמִּ֑יםH5561 · samspiceבַּבֹּ֣קֶרH1242 · bo.qermorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרH1242 · bo.qermorningבְּהֵיטִיב֛וֹH3190 · ya.tavbe goodאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַנֵּרֹ֖תH5216 · nerlampיַקְטִירֶֽנָּה׃H6999 · qa.tarto offer: burn
Cross-references
1 Samuel 2:28And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel [to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?Luke 1:9According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.Exodus 27:20-21And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.1 Chronicles 23:13The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.1 Samuel 3:3And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God [was], and Samuel was laid down [to sleep];Acts 6:4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.Exodus 30:34And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; [these] sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like [weight]:
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