The Altar of Incense

30 “Now you shall make (A)an altar as a place for burning incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.

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The Altar of Incense(A)

30 “Make an altar(B) of acacia wood for burning incense.(C)

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You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its [a]sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around for it.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 30:3 Lit walls

Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.(A)

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You shall put [a]this altar in front of the veil that is [b]near the ark of the testimony, in front of the [c](A)atoning cover that is over the ark of the testimony, where I will meet with you.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 30:6 Lit it
  2. Exodus 30:6 Lit upon; or over
  3. Exodus 30:6 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement

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.

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