Exodus 30:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 30:7

5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

6 And you shall put it before the ^aveil that is before the ark of the Testimony, before the ^bmercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you.

7 “Aaron shall burn on it ^asweet incense every morning; when ^bhe tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.

8 And when Aaron lights the lamps¹ at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

9 You shall not offer ^astrange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it.

10 And ^aAaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”

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11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

12 ^a“When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give ^ba ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, that there may be no ^cplague among them when you number them.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 30:7

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American Standard Version
And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.

Amplified® Bible
And Aaron shall burn on it incense of sweet spices; every morning when he trims {and} fills the lamps he shall burn it.

Contemporary English Version
From now on, when Aaron tends the lamp each morning and evening, he must burn sweet-smelling incense to me on the altar.

Darby English Version
And Aaron shall burn thereon fragrant incense: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn the incense.

Good News Bible
Every morning when Aaron comes to take care of the lamps, he is to burn sweet-smelling incense on it.

King James Version
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

New American Standard Bible
"Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.

New International Version
"Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps.

New King James Version
“Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; when he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.

Revised Standard Version
And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it,

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,

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