Exodus 30:7

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“And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.”

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BSBPD

“And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And Aaron hath made perfume on it, perfume of spices, morning by morning; in his making the lamps right he doth perfume it,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 30:7 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 27:20And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
  2. Exodus 30:34The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,
  3. Exodus 40:27and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.
  4. Leviticus 6:5or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.
  5. Deuteronomy 33:10He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
  6. 1 Samuel 2:28And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the offerings of the Israelites made by fire.
  7. 1 Samuel 3:3Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
  8. 1 Chronicles 6:34Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
  9. 1 Chronicles 23:13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
  10. 2 Chronicles 2:3Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
  11. 2 Chronicles 26:18They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”
  12. 2 Chronicles 29:7They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.
  13. Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
  14. Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
  15. Acts 6:4and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

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