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And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it. And when Aaron [a]lighteth the lamps [b]at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 30:8 Or, setteth up. Hebrew causeth to ascend.
  2. Exodus 30:8 Hebrew between the two evenings.

Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover(A) that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you.

“Aaron must burn fragrant incense(B) on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come.(C)

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