Exodus 30:1-10

New American Standard Bible

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. ² Its length shall be ^[a]a cubit, and its width a cubit; it shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits; its horns shall be ^[b]of one piece with it. ³ You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its ^[c]sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around for it. ⁴ You shall also make two gold rings for it under its molding; you shall make them on its two sides—on ^[d]opposite sides—and ^[e]they shall be holders for poles with which to carry it. ⁵ And you shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ⁶ You shall put ^[f]this altar in front of the veil that is ^[g]near the ark of the testimony, in front of the ^[h](B)atoning cover that is over the ark of the testimony, where I will meet with you. ⁷ Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps. ⁸ And when Aaron sets up the lamps at ^[i]twilight, he shall burn incense. There shall be perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. ⁹ You shall not offer any ^[j]strange incense on ^[k]this altar, or burnt offering, or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it. ¹⁰ However, Aaron shall ^(C)make atonement on its horns once a year; he shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”