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nor are you to pour a drink offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall not offer strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering, or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a libation on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar or burnt offering or grain offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt or grain offering; you are not to pour a drink offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt or grain offering; you are not to pour a drink offering on it.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Burn only the proper incense on the altar and never use it for grain sacrifices or animal sacrifices or drink offerings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and ye shall pour no drink offering thereon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Never burn any unauthorized incense on this altar or any burnt offerings or grain offerings. Never pour a wine offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not offer on this altar any forbidden incense, any animal offering, or any grain offering, and do not pour out any wine offering on it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are not to offer strange incense, a burnt offering, or a grain offering on it, nor are you to pour out a libation on it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not offer strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering, and you must not pour out a drink offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and you shall pour no drink offering on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall offer no strange incense upon it, nor burnt-sacrifice, nor meat-offering; neither shall ye pour drink-offering upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and you shall pour no drink offering on it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not cause strange incense to go up on it—and burnt-offering and present; and you do not pour out a drink-offering on it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Ye do not cause strange perfume to go up upon it, and burnt-offering, and present, and libation ye do not pour out on it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall not bring up upon it strange incense; and a burnt-offering, a sacrifice and a libation thou shalt not pour out upon it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You shall not offer upon it incense of another composition nor oblation, and victim, neither shall you offer libations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall not offer upon it incense of another composition, nor an oblation, nor a victim; neither shall you offer libations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On this altar you shall not offer up any profane incense, or any burnt offering or grain offering; nor shall you pour out a libation upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not offer unholy incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; and you shall not pour a drink offering on it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not offer strange incense thereon, nor burnt offering, nor meat offering; neither shall you pour drink offering thereon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not offer up foreign incense upon it, and sacrifice and offering and drink offering you shall not pour upon it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt not offer strange incense upon it, <i>nor</i> and offering made by fire, <i>nor</i> a sacrifice; and thou shalt not pour a drink-offering upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/30-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=7808" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">The Altar of Incense</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">On this altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ṯa·‘ă·lū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">offer</a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: zā·rāh (Adj-fs) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">unauthorized</a> <a href="/hebrew/7004.htm" title="7004: qə·ṭō·reṯ (N-fs) -- Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense. From qatar; a fumigation.">incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: wə·‘ō·lāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">or a burnt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: ū·min·ḥāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">or grain offering;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor are you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5258.htm" title="5258: ṯis·sə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast; by analogy, to anoint a king.">to pour</a> <a href="/hebrew/5262.htm" title="5262: wə·nê·seḵ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A libation, a cast idol. Or necek; from nacak; a libation; also a cast idol.">a drink offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Once 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 offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Leviticus 10:1-2</a></span><br />Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. / So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Leviticus 16:12-13</a></span><br />Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. / He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35</a></span><br />And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-25.htm">1 Kings 18:25-29</a></span><br />Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” / And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. / At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">2 Chronicles 26:16-21</a></span><br />But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They 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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13</a></span><br />Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a></span><br />What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-11.htm">Ezekiel 8:11</a></span><br />Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-9.htm">Matthew 15:9</a></span><br />They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-7.htm">Mark 7:7</a></span><br />They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-9.htm">Luke 1:9-11</a></span><br />he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. / And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside. / Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a></span><br />God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-4.htm">Acts 10:4</a></span><br />Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall you pour drink offering thereon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Leviticus 10:1</a></b></br> And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/exodus/29-42.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/29-42.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/psalms/20-3.htm">Burnt-Sacrifice</a> <a href="/exodus/29-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Drink-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Libation</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/35-14.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/exodus/29-42.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/exodus/29-10.htm">Present</a> <a href="/exodus/29-36.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">Unholy</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/30-18.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/30-28.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/exodus/30-28.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/30-28.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Burnt-Sacrifice</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/exodus/40-29.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/exodus/32-6.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Drink-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/exodus/30-27.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Libation</a> <a href="/exodus/40-29.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/exodus/40-29.htm">Meal-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/exodus/40-29.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-2.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/exodus/34-25.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/exodus/34-2.htm">Present</a> <a href="/exodus/32-8.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/exodus/30-33.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/exodus/31-7.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Unholy</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">The altar of incense</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-11.htm">The ransom of souls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-17.htm">The bronze basin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-22.htm">The holy anointing oil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">The composition of the incense</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This altar is distinct from the Altar of Burnt Offering, which is located in the courtyard. The Altar of Incense symbolizes the prayers of the people ascending to God, as seen in <a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a>, where incense is associated with the prayers of the saints.<p><b>you must not offer unauthorized incense</b><br>Unauthorized incense refers to any incense not prescribed by God. In <a href="/leviticus/10.htm">Leviticus 10:1-2</a>, Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, offered unauthorized fire before the Lord and were consumed by fire as a result. This highlights the importance of obedience to God's specific instructions and the holiness required in worship. The incense used was a specific blend, as detailed in <a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">Exodus 30:34-38</a>, and was not to be used for any other purpose.<p><b>or a burnt offering</b><br>Burnt offerings were sacrifices made on the Altar of Burnt Offering, not the Altar of Incense. These offerings were for atonement and dedication to God, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/1.htm">Leviticus 1</a>. The separation of these functions underscores the distinct roles of different types of offerings and the specific purposes of each altar.<p><b>or grain offering</b><br>Grain offerings, described in <a href="/leviticus/2.htm">Leviticus 2</a>, were offerings of fine flour, oil, and frankincense, symbolizing dedication and thanksgiving to God. These were also to be offered on the Altar of Burnt Offering, not the Altar of Incense. This distinction emphasizes the order and structure God established for worship.<p><b>nor are you to pour a drink offering on it</b><br>Drink offerings, often accompanying burnt and grain offerings, involved the pouring out of wine, symbolizing the pouring out of one's life in service to God (<a href="/numbers/15-5.htm">Numbers 15:5-10</a>). The prohibition of pouring drink offerings on the Altar of Incense further delineates the specific function of this altar, which was solely for burning incense, representing prayer and intercession. This separation of duties reflects the orderliness of God's instructions and the reverence required in approaching Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the law from God on Mount Sinai, including the instructions for the altar of incense.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/altar_of_incense.htm">Altar of Incense</a></b><br>A sacred altar located in the Tabernacle, used exclusively for burning incense as a symbol of prayer and worship.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where the altar of incense was located.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron_and_his_sons.htm">Aaron and His Sons</a></b><br>The priests who were responsible for maintaining the rituals and offerings in the Tabernacle, including the burning of incense.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given specific instructions on worship and offerings to maintain holiness and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>The specificity of God's command regarding the altar of incense underscores the importance of obedience in worship. We must approach God on His terms, not ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_worship.htm">Holiness in Worship</a></b><br>The prohibition against offering anything other than the prescribed incense on the altar highlights the need for purity and holiness in our worship practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_incense.htm">Symbolism of Incense</a></b><br>Incense represents the prayers of the faithful. Our prayers should be offered with sincerity and reverence, aligning with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Idolatry</a></b><br>By restricting offerings on the altar, God reminds us to guard against idolatry and ensure that our worship is directed solely to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_worship.htm">Consistency in Worship</a></b><br>The continuity of the incense symbolism from the Old Testament to the New Testament encourages us to maintain a consistent and faithful prayer life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_'strange_incense'_banned_in_exodus_30_9.htm">In Exodus 30:9, why would burning “strange incense” on the altar be severely prohibited without a clear scientific or historical explanation of the consequences? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_divine_appointment.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on incense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_moses'_tabernacle.htm">What was Moses' Tabernacle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'strange_fire'_in_lev_10_1.htm">What is the "strange fire" in Leviticus 10:1?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Ye shall offer no strange incense.</span>--By <span class= "ital">"strange </span>incense" is meant any that was composed differently from that of which the composition is laid down in <a href="/context/exodus/30-34.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Take to you sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:">Exodus 30:34-35</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither . . . drink offering.</span>--All these were to be offered on the brazen altar, not on the altar of incense, which was in no way suited for them.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - By <span class="cmt_word">strange incense</span> is meant any which was not prepared according to the directions given in vers. 34-38. None such was ever to be offered. Nor was the altar to be used for <span class="cmt_word">burnt-offering, meat-offering, or drink-offering</span>. For burnt-offering it was manifestly unfit; but the prohibition of the others seems to show a determination to keep its use markedly distinct from that of the brazen altar in the court, which was to receive all that was offered either for expiation, or for self-dedication, or in gratitude. On the sole exception made to this general law, see the comment on the next verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/30-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On [this altar]</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">offer</span><br /><span class="heb">תַעֲל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unapproved</span><br /><span class="heb">זָרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(zā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">incense</span><br /><span class="heb">קְטֹ֥רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ṭō·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7004.htm">Strong's 7004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or a burnt offering</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹלָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or grain offering,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִנְחָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·min·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor are you</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to pour</span><br /><span class="heb">תִסְּכ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯis·sə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5258.htm">Strong's 5258: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a drink offering</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֵ֕סֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nê·seḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5262.htm">Strong's 5262: </a> </span><span class="str2">A libation, a cast idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on it.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/30-9.htm">Exodus 30:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 30:9 You shall offer no strange incense (Exo. 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