Exodus
Exodus 30:7–10
7And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps. 8When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight,c he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come. 9On this altar you must not offer unauthorizedd incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it.
10Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offeringe of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”
Footnotes
Word by word
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Exodus 30:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֖ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| is to burn | וְהִקְטִ֥יר | wə·hiq·ṭîr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| fragrant | סַמִּ֑ים | sam·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5561 spice |
| incense | קְטֹ֣רֶת | qə·ṭō·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense |
| on it | עָלָ֛יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| every morning | בַּבֹּ֣קֶר | bab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| when he tends | בְּהֵיטִיב֛וֹ | bə·hê·ṭî·ḇōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| the lamps | הַנֵּרֹ֖ת | han·nê·rōṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5216 lamp |
Exodus 30:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֧ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| sets up | וּבְהַעֲלֹ֨ת | ū·ḇə·ha·‘ă·lōṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| the lamps | הַנֵּרֹ֛ת | han·nê·rōṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5216 lamp |
| at | בֵּ֥ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| twilight | הָעֲרְבַּ֖יִם | hā·‘ăr·ba·yim | Article; Noun - md | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
| he must burn | יַקְטִירֶ֑נָּה | yaq·ṭî·ren·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| the incense | קְטֹ֧רֶת | qə·ṭō·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense |
| perpetually | תָּמִ֛יד | tā·mîḏ | Adverb | H8548 continuity |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| for the generations to come | לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
Exodus 30:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On | עָלָ֛יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| you must not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| offer | תַעֲל֥וּ | ṯa·‘ă·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| unauthorized | זָרָ֖ה | zā·rāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2114 be a stranger |
| incense | קְטֹ֥רֶת | qə·ṭō·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense |
| or a burnt offering | וְעֹלָ֣ה | wə·‘ō·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| or grain offering | וּמִנְחָ֑ה | ū·min·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| nor are you | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to pour | תִסְּכ֖וּ | ṯis·sə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5258 pour out |
| a drink offering | וְנֵ֕סֶךְ | wə·nê·seḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5262 drink-offering |
| on it | עָלָֽיו׃ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Exodus 30:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once | אַחַ֖ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| a year | בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה | baš·šā·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| Aaron | אַהֲרֹן֙ | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| shall make atonement | וְכִפֶּ֤ר | wə·ḵip·per | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the horns | קַרְנֹתָ֔יו | qar·nō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H7161 horn |
| Throughout your generations | לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| he shall make atonement | יְכַפֵּ֤ר | yə·ḵap·pêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
| on it | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| annually | אַחַ֤ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| with the blood | מִדַּ֞ם | mid·dam | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1818 blood |
| of the sin offering | חַטַּ֣את | ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| of atonement | הַכִּפֻּרִ֗ים | hak·kip·pu·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3725 expiation |
| The altar | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| most | קֹֽדֶשׁ־ | qō·ḏeš- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| holy | קָֽדָשִׁ֥ים | qā·ḏā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָֽה׃פ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Exodus 30:7 1 Samuel 2:28 · Luke 1:9 · 1 Chronicles 23:13 · Exodus 27:20–21
Exodus 30:8 Hebrews 9:24
Exodus 30:9 Leviticus 10:1
Exodus 30:10 Leviticus 16:18 · Hebrews 9:22–23 · Leviticus 23:27 · Hebrews 9:25 · Exodus 29:36–37 · Leviticus 16:29–30 · Leviticus 16:5–6 · Hebrews 1:3 · Hebrews 9:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.