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New American Standard Bible (1995)

Exodus 30:7

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Altar;   Candlestick;   Daily Offering;   Incense;   Perfume;   Priest;   Thompson Chain Reference - Incense;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Altar of Incense;   Incense;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Candlestick;   Censer;   Tabernacle;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Incense;   Priest;   Tabernacle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Candlestick;   Censer;   Festivals, Religious;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Censer;   Frankincense;   Incense;   Uzziah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Spice, Spices;   Tabernacle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Censer;   Priest (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Incense;   Tabernacle, the;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Candlestick;   Incense;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Lamp;   Sacrifice;   Uzzi'ah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Incense;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Altar;   Balsam;   Candlestick, the Golden;   Holy Place;   Spice;   Tabernacle;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Atonement, Day of;   Censer;   Commandments, the 613;   Incense;   Law, Reading from the;   Leviticus;   Triennial Cycle;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Aharon shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.
King James Version
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
Lexham English Bible
"And on it Aaron will turn fragrant incense into smoke; each morning when he tends the lamps, he will turn it into smoke.
New Century Version
"Aaron must burn sweet-smelling incense on the altar every morning when he comes to take care of the oil lamps.
New English Translation
Aaron is to burn sweet incense on it morning by morning; when he attends to the lamps he is to burn incense.
Amplified Bible
"Aaron shall burn sweet and fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims and tends the lamps.
New American Standard Bible
"Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Aaron shall burne thereon sweete incense euery morning: when hee dresseth the lampes thereof, shall he burne it.
Legacy Standard Bible
Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
Aharon will burn fragrant incense on it as a pleasing aroma every morning; he is to burn it when he prepares the lamps.
Darby Translation
And Aaron shall burn thereon fragrant incense: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn the incense.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Aaron must burn sweet-smelling incense on the altar every morning. He will do this when he comes to care for the lamps.
English Standard Version
And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it,
George Lamsa Translation
And Aaron shall burn upon it sweet incense every morning; when he prepares the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
Good News Translation
Every morning when Aaron comes to take care of the lamps, he is to burn sweet-smelling incense on it.
Christian Standard Bible®
Aaron must burn fragrant incense on it; he must burn it every morning when he tends the lamps.
Literal Translation
And Aaron shall burn incense of perfume on it morning by morning; when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Aaron shal burne swete incense theron euery morninge, wha he dresseth the lampes.
American Standard Version
And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
Bible in Basic English
And on this altar sweet spices are to be burned by Aaron every morning when he sees to the lights.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Aaron shall burne theron sweete incense euery mornyng when he dresseth the lampes, euen then shall he burne it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
King James Version (1611)
And Aaron shall burne thereon sweet incense euery morning: when he dresseth the lamps he shal burne incense vpon it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Aaron shall burn upon it fine compound incense every morning; whensoever he trims the lamps he shall burn incense upon it.
English Revised Version
And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
Berean Standard Bible
And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Aaron schal brenne theronne encense smellynge swetly eerli; whanne he schal araye the lanternes, he schal brenne 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,
Update Bible Version
And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresses the lamps, he shall burn it.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Aaron shall burn upon it sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
World English Bible
Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.
New King James Version
"Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; when he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.
New Living Translation
"Every morning when Aaron maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar.
New Life Bible
Aaron will burn special perfume on it every morning when he takes care of the lamps.
New Revised Standard
Aaron shall offer fragrant incense on it; every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall offer it,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Aaron shall burn thereon fragrant incense, - morning by morning, when he trimmeth the lamps, shall he burn it;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Aaron shall burn sweet smelling incense upon it in the morning. When he shall dress the lamps, he shall burn it:
Revised Standard Version
And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it,

Contextual Overview

1 "Moreover, you shall make an altar as a place for burning incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. 2 "Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit, it shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits; its horns shall be of one piece with it. 3 "You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around for it. 4 "You shall make two gold rings for it under its molding; you shall make them on its two side walls—on opposite sides—and they shall be holders for poles with which to carry it. 5 "You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 6 "You shall put this altar in front of the veil that is near the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is over the ark of the testimony, where I will meet with you. 7 "Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.8 "When Aaron trims the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. There shall be perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. 9 "You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it. 10 "Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year; he shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sweet incense: Heb. incense of spices, Exodus 30:34-38

dresseth: Exodus 27:20, Exodus 27:21, 1 Samuel 2:28, 1 Samuel 3:3, 1 Chronicles 23:13, Luke 1:9, Acts 6:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 30:1 - an altar Exodus 39:38 - sweet incense Exodus 40:27 - General Leviticus 16:13 - And he Numbers 7:14 - incense Numbers 16:46 - an atonement Numbers 18:5 - And ye Deuteronomy 33:10 - they shall put incense 1 Kings 9:25 - he burnt 2 Chronicles 2:4 - to burn 2 Chronicles 26:18 - to the priests Psalms 141:2 - as incense Isaiah 43:24 - no sweet Hebrews 9:6 - the priests

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning,.... This in later times was done by a common priest, who obtained this service by lots as we find in the times of Zacharias, Luke 1:9 the incense was fetched out of the house of Abtines, where it was made, and burning coals were taken off of the altar of burnt offering in a vessel, and the incense was spread upon them and burnt: the Jewish canons about this matter run thus r; he that was worthy of, or allotted to, the incense, took a vessel that held three kabs, and a bowl in the midst of it, full and heaped up with incense, and took a silver censer, and went up to the top of the altar, and moved the coals to and fro, and took them and went down and poured them into a golden censer: and again s, he that was worthy of, or allotted to, a censer, gathered the coals upon the top of the altar, and spread them with the edges of the censer, and bowing himself went out; and he that was worthy of, or allotted to, the incense, took the bowl out of the midst of the vessel, and gave it to his friend or neighbour: and he that burns the incense may not burn until the president says to him, burn; and if he was an high priest, the president says, lord high priest, burn; the people depart, and he burns the incense, and bows and goes away: the burning of the sweet incense was typical of the mediation and intercession of Christ; the burning coals typified his sufferings, which were painful to his body, and in which he endured the wrath of God in his soul, and both must be very distressing to him: the incense put upon these shows that Christ's mediation and intercession proceeds upon his sufferings and death, his bloodshed, satisfaction, and sacrifice; which mediation of his, like the sweet incense, is frequent, is pure and holy, though made for transgressors, and there is none like unto it; there is but one Mediator between God and man: likewise this was typical of the prayers of the saints; and at the same time that the incense was burnt the people were at prayer, which was set before the Lord as incense, see Psalms 141:3, these go upwards to God, and come up with acceptance to him, from off the golden altar, being offered up to him by Christ, with his much incense, through his blood and righteousness, and are pure, holy, fervent, and fragrant, and called odours, Revelation 5:8

when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it; which he did every morning he went into the holy place, where the candlestick with its lamps was; these he trimmed and dressed, snuffed those that were ready to go out, lighted those that were gone out, supplied them with oil and wicks, and cleared the snuff dishes, and the like: now near to the candlestick stood the altar of incense, so that when the priest looked after the one, he did the service of the other; and hence we learn, that our intercessor and lamplighter is one and the same; he that was seen amidst the golden candlesticks dressing the lamps of them, appears at the golden altar with a golden censer, to offer up the prayers of his saints, Revelation 1:13 and we learn also, that the light of the word and prayer should go together, as they do in faithful ministers and conscientious Christians, who give themselves up unto and employ themselves therein; the one to and in the ministry of the word and prayer, and the other to and in the reading and hearing of the word and prayer.

r Misn. Tamid, c. 5. sect. 4, 5. s Ibid. c. 6. sect. 2, 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 37:25-28; Exodus 40:26-27. The altar of incense was to be a casing of boards of shittim wood Exodus 25:5, Exodus 25:18 inches square and three feet in height (taking the cubit as 18 inches), entirely covered with plates of gold. Four “horns” were to project upward at the corners like those of the altar of burnt-offering Exodus 27:2. A crown or moulding of gold was to run round the top. On each of two opposite sides there was to be a gold ring through which the staves were to be put when it was moved from place to place.

Exodus 30:4

By the two corners thereof - Not corners. See the margin. The sense appears to be: And two gold rings shalt thou make for it under its moulding; on its two sides shalt thou make them (i. e. one ring on each side).

Exodus 30:6

The place for the altar of incense was outside the veil, opposite to the ark of the covenant and between the candlestick on the south side and the showbread table on the north Exodus 40:22-24. It appears to have been regarded as having a more intimate connection with the holy of holies than the other things in the holy place; and the mention of the mercy-seat in this verse, if we associate with it the significance of incense as figuring the prayers of the Lord’s people Psalms 141:2; Revelation 5:8; Revelation 8:3-4, seems to furnish additional pound for an inference that the incense altar took precedence of the table of showbread and the candlestick.

Exodus 30:7

The lamps - See Exodus 25:37.

Exodus 30:7-8

The offering of the incense accompanied that of the morning and evening sacrifice. The two forms of offering symbolized the spirit of man reaching after communion with Yahweh, both in act and utterance. See Psalms 141:2.

Exodus 30:9

By this regulation, the symbolism of the altar of incense was kept free from ambiguity. atonement was made by means of the victim on the brazen altar in the court ontside; the prayers of the reconciled worshippers had their type within the tabernacle.

Exodus 30:10

See the marginal references.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 30:7. When he dresseth the lamps — Prepares the wicks, and puts in fresh oil for the evening.

Shall burn incense upon it. — Where so many sacrifices were offered it was essentially necessary to have some pleasing perfume to counteract the disagreeable smells that must have arisen from the slaughter of so many animals, the sprinkling of so much blood, and the burning of so much flesh, &c. The perfume that was to be burnt on this altar is described Exodus 30:34. No blood was ever sprinkled on this altar, except on the day of general expiation, which happened only once in the year, Exodus 30:10. But the perfume was necessary in every part of the tabernacle and its environs.


 
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