New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 30:1-9
1“Now you shall makeH6213 1an altarH4196 as a placeH4729 forH4729 burningH4729 incenseH7004; you shall makeH6213 it of acaciaH7848 woodH6086.
2Its lengthH753 shall be 2a cubitH520, and its widthH7341 a cubitH520; it shall be squareH7251, and its heightH6967 shall be two cubitsH520; its hornsH7161 shall be 3of one piece with it.
3You shall overlayH6823 it with pureH2889 goldH2091, its topH1406 and its 4sidesH7023 allH5439 aroundH5439, and its hornsH7161; and you shall makeH6213 a goldH2091 moldingH2213 allH5439 aroundH5439 for it.
4You shall also makeH6213 twoH8147 goldH2091 ringsH2885 for it underH8478 its moldingH2213; you shall makeH6213 them on its twoH8147 sidesH6763--on 5oppositeH8147 sidesH6654--and 6they shall be holdersH1004 for polesH905 with whichH1992 to carryH5375 it.
5And you shall makeH6213 the polesH905 of acaciaH7848 woodH6086 and overlayH6823 them with goldH2091.
6You shall putH5414 7this altar in frontH6440 of the veilH6532 that is 8nearH5921 the arkH727 of the testimonyH5715, in frontH6440 of the 910atoningH3727 coverH3727 that is overH5921 the ark of the testimonyH5715, whereH834H8033 I will meetH3259 with you.
7AaronH175 shall burnH6999 fragrantH5561 incenseH7004 on it; he shall burnH6999 it every morningH1242 when he trimsH3190 the lampsH5216.
8And when AaronH175 setsH5927 upH5927 the lampsH5216 at 11twilightH6153, he shall burnH6999 incenseH6999. There shall be perpetualH8548 incenseH7004 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 throughout your generationsH1755.
9You shall not offerH5927 any 12strangeH2114 incenseH7004 on 13this altar, or burntH5930 offeringH5930, or mealH4503 offeringH4503; and you shall not pourH5258 outH5258 a drinkH5262 offeringH5262 on it.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 30:1 Ex 37:25-29 ↩
- 2. Exodus 30:2 About 1.5 ft. long and wide and 3 ft. high or 45 cm and 90 cm ↩
- 3. Exodus 30:2 Lit from itself ↩
- 4. Exodus 30:3 Lit walls ↩
- 5. Exodus 30:4 Lit its two ↩
- 6. Exodus 30:4 Lit it ↩
- 7. Exodus 30:6 Lit it ↩
- 8. Exodus 30:6 Lit upon; or over ↩
- 9. Exodus 30:6 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement ↩
- 10. Exodus 30:6 Ex 25:21f ↩
- 11. Exodus 30:8 Lit between the two evenings ↩
- 12. Exodus 30:9 I.e., prohibited ↩
- 13. Exodus 30:9 Lit it ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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