KJV King James Version
And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
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Exodus 30:8
And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.
WEB World English Bible
When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.
ASV American Standard Version
And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and in Aaron’s causing the lamps to go up between the evenings, he doth perfume it; a continual perfume before Jehovah to your generations.
Surrounding context — Exodus 30
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.
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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וּבְהַעֲלֹ֨תH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseאַהֲרֹ֧ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַנֵּרֹ֛תH5216 · nerlampבֵּ֥יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenהָעֲרְבַּ֖יִםH6153 · e.reveveningיַקְטִירֶ֑נָּהH6999 · qa.tarto offer: burnקְטֹ֧רֶתH7004 · qe.to.retincenseתָּמִ֛ידH8548 · ta.midcontinuallyלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃H1755 · dorgeneration
Cross-references
Hebrews 9:24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:Exodus 12:6And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.Hebrews 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.Romans 8:34Who [is] he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
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