Exodus 30:6

Exodus 30:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall put it before the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you.

Context of Exodus 30:6

4Make two golden rings for it under the crown on the two sides, and they will be holders for poles to carry it. 5Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. You are to set it in front of the curtain that is in front of the Ark of the Testimony, in front of the atonement cover that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you. 7“Aaron must burn sweet spices of incense there every morning. When he attends to the lamps, he is to burn it. 8Also when Aaron keeps the lamps lit at dusk he must burn it. There must be incense continually before Adonai, throughout your generations.

Exodus 30:6 word by word

וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אֹתוֹ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַפָּרֹ֔כֶת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־אֲרֹ֣ן הָעֵדֻ֑ת לִפְנֵ֣י הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־הָ֣עֵדֻ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֛ר אִוָּעֵ֥ד לְךָ֖ שָֽׁמָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• it beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the vailפָּרֹ֫כֶתpôreketh · curtainH6532
• by the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the testimonyעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
• the mercy seatכַּפֹּרֶתkappôreth · mercy seatH3727
• where I will meetיָעַדyâ‛ad · to appointH3259

Cross-references for Exodus 30:6

• Exodus 26:31“Make a fine woven linen curtain of blue, purple and scarlet, with cheruvim. It is to be the work of a skillful craftsman.
• Exodus 40:3You are to put the Ark of the Testimony there, and screen off the Ark with the curtain.
• Matthew 27:51And behold, the curtain of the Temple was split in two, from top to bottom. And the earth quaked and rocks were split apart.
• Hebrews 9:3Beyond the second curtain was a dwelling called the Holy of Holies.
• Exodus 25:21You are to put the atonement cover on top of the Ark, and inside the Ark you will put the Testimony that I will give you.
• Leviticus 16:13Then he is to put the incense on the fire before Adonai, so that the cloud of the incense may cover the atonement cover that is on the Ark, so that he would not die.
• 1 Chronicles 28:11Then David gave Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, its houses, its storerooms, its upper rooms, its inner rooms, and the place of atonement;
• Hebrews 4:16Therefore let us draw near to the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help in time of need.
• Hebrews 9:5and above it, cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. But it is not now possible to speak in detail about these things.
• Exodus 30:36You are to beat some of it into powder, and set it before the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It is to be most holy to you.
• Exodus 29:42It is to be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting before Adonai. There I will meet with you, to speak with you there.
• Numbers 17:4Then you are to place them in the Tent of Meeting, before the Testimony, where I meet with you.

Commentaries on Exodus 30:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony - These words in the original are supposed to be a repetition, by mistake, of the preceding clause; the word הפרכת happarocheth, the veil, being corrupted by interchanging two letters into הכפרת haccapporeth, the mercy-seat; and this, as Dr. Kennicott observes, places the altar of incense before the mercy-seat, and consequently In the holy of holies! Now this could not be, as the altar of incense was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-10Verses 1-10 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6in front of the veil: This refers to the Holy Place, just outside the Most Holy Place where the ark was. The rising smoke of the incense symbolized prayer. Believers now have constant access to God in prayer through the continuous atonement provided by Christ (see Psalm 141:2; Luke 1:10; Revelation 5:8; 8:3–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony--which separated the holy from the most holy place. The altar was in the middle between the table of showbread and the candlestick next the holy of holies, at equal distances from the north and south walls; in other words, it occupied a spot on the outside of the great partition veil, but directly in front of the mercy seat, which was within that sacred enclosure; so that although…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 30:6

• Altar
• Ark
• Incense
• Mercy-Seat

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Beat
• Censer
• Compound
• Curious
• Mercyseat
• Onycha
• Perpetual
• Propitiation
• Smell

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