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This must be done from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. <i>There shall be</i> perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When Aaron trims the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. There shall be perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And when Aaron trims the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. <i>There shall be</i> perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When Aaron trims the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. <i>There shall be</i> continual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn incense. There is to be an incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn incense. There is to be an incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Also, when Aaron lights the lamps at dusk, he must burn incense. For generations to come an incense offering must burn constantly in the LORD's presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He must do the same when he lights the lamps in the evening. This offering of incense is to continue without interruption for all time to come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he is to offer it as a continual incense offering in the LORD's presence throughout your generations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Aaron sets up the lamps around sundown he is to burn incense on it; it is to be a regular incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at evening, he shall burn incense upon it; a perpetual incense before the LORD, throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and in Aaron’s causing the lamps to go up between the evenings, he makes incense [on] it; [it is] a continual incense before YHWH throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and in Aaron's causing the lamps to go up between the evenings, he doth perfume it; a continual perfume before Jehovah to your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in Aaron's causing the lamps, to ascend between the two evenings, he shall burn incense upon it; continually before Jehovah for your generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he shall place them in the evening, he shall burn an everlasting incense before the Lord throughout your generations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he assembles them in the evening, he shall burn an everlasting incense before the Lord throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and again in the evening twilight, when he lights the lamps, he shall burn incense. Throughout your generations this shall be the regular incense offering before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and when Aaron sets up the lamps in the evening, he shall offer it, a regular incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when Aaron lights the lamps in the evening, he shall burn incense upon it. a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And whenever Ahron lights a lamp between suns, he shall burn incense constantly before LORD JEHOVAH for your generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when Aaron lights the lamps in the evening, he shall burn incense upon it; a constant incense-offering always before the Lord for their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/30-8.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=7800" 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">7</span>And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">When Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ū·ḇə·ha·‘ă·lōṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">sets up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="5216: han·nê·rōṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- A lamp. Or nir; also neyr; or ner; or nerah; from a primitive root properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp or light.">the lamps</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘ăr·ba·yim (Art:: N-md) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">twilight,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: yaq·ṭî·ren·nāh (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">he must burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/7004.htm" title="7004: qə·ṭō·reṯ (N-fsc) -- Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense. From qatar; a fumigation.">the incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/8548.htm" title="8548: tā·mîḏ (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance; but used only constant; ellipt. The regular sacrifice.">perpetually</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">for the generations to come.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>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.…<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="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a></span><br />May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-9.htm">Luke 1:9-10</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Hebrews 9:6</a></span><br />When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-17.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:17</a></span><br />Pray without ceasing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13</a></span><br />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/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46-47</a></span><br />Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” / So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-13.htm">1 Chronicles 23:13</a></span><br />The 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">2 Chronicles 29:11</a></span><br />Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”<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="/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="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">1 Samuel 2:28</a></span><br />And 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 food offerings of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-15.htm">2 Corinthians 2:15</a></span><br />For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Daniel 9:21</a></span><br />while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when Aaron lights the lamps at even, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.</p><p class="hdg">lighteth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a></b></br> And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.</p><p class="hdg">a perpetual</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Romans 8:34</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> he that condemneth? <i>It is</i> Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-17.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:17</a></b></br> Pray without ceasing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a></b></br> Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/29-29.htm">Aaron's</a> <a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/exodus/26-5.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Dusk</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/exodus/29-39.htm">Evenings</a> <a href="/exodus/29-42.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/exodus/29-42.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Lamps</a> <a href="/exodus/27-20.htm">Lights</a> <a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/exodus/29-28.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/exodus/30-4.htm">Places</a> <a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/exodus/29-42.htm">Regularly</a> <a href="/genesis/45-22.htm">Sets</a> <a href="/exodus/29-25.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Spices</a> <a href="/exodus/25-6.htm">Sweet-Smelling</a> <a href="/exodus/29-42.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Trims</a> <a href="/exodus/29-41.htm">Twilight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-5.htm">Aaron's</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Dusk</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-20.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Evenings</a> <a href="/exodus/30-21.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Lamps</a> <a href="/exodus/35-14.htm">Lights</a> <a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/exodus/30-21.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/exodus/36-34.htm">Places</a> <a href="/exodus/30-33.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-32.htm">Regularly</a> <a href="/exodus/36-13.htm">Sets</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/exodus/30-23.htm">Spices</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Sweet-Smelling</a> <a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Trims</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Twilight</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight</b><br>This phrase refers to the specific time of day when Aaron, the high priest, is instructed to tend to the lamps of the golden lampstand in the Tabernacle. Twilight, or evening, marks the transition from day to night, symbolizing the light of God amidst darkness. The lampstand, or menorah, is a significant symbol in the Tabernacle, representing God's presence and guidance. The act of setting up the lamps at twilight signifies the continual need for divine illumination and guidance. This practice is a precursor to the New Testament concept of Jesus as the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>).<p><b>he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD</b><br>Burning incense is a ritual act symbolizing prayer and worship ascending to God. The incense altar, located in the Holy Place, is a place of intercession, representing the prayers of the people. The perpetual nature of this act underscores the constant need for prayer and communion with God. Incense is often associated with the prayers of the saints in <a href="/revelation/5-8.htm">Revelation 5:8</a>, indicating a continuous offering of worship and intercession. The sweet aroma of the incense is a metaphor for the pleasing nature of sincere worship to God.<p><b>for the generations to come</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the enduring nature of the commandment, indicating that the practice is not just for Aaron's time but for all future generations. It highlights the importance of maintaining a continuous relationship with God through established rituals. This continuity points to the eternal covenant between God and His people, which is fulfilled in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ. The perpetual nature of this commandment foreshadows the eternal priesthood of Christ, who intercedes for believers continually (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He is responsible for performing the priestly duties, including burning incense.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence of God among the Israelites. It is where the incense altar is located.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_incense_altar.htm">The Incense Altar</a></b><br>A sacred place within the Tabernacle where incense is burned as a symbol of prayer and worship ascending to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/twilight.htm">Twilight</a></b><br>The time of day when Aaron is instructed to set up the lamps and burn incense, symbolizing the transition from day to night and the continual presence of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who commands the perpetual burning of incense as a sign of His eternal presence and the ongoing prayers of His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_continual_worship.htm">The Importance of Continual Worship</a></b><br>Just as Aaron was to burn incense perpetually, our worship and prayer should be continual, reflecting a life dedicated to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_incense_as_prayer.htm">Symbolism of Incense as Prayer</a></b><br>Incense represents the prayers of the faithful rising to God. Our prayers should be sincere and constant, like the incense that burns without ceasing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priesthood.htm">Role of the Priesthood</a></b><br>Aaron's role as a priest highlights the importance of intercession. As believers, we are called to be a royal priesthood, interceding for others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_daily_life.htm">God's Presence in Daily Life</a></b><br>The burning of incense at twilight signifies God's presence throughout all times of the day. We should seek to recognize and honor God's presence in every aspect of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>The command for perpetual incense burning "throughout your generations" emphasizes the importance of passing down faith and worship practices to future generations.<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/what's_the_tent_of_meeting_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Tent of Meeting?</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/why_isn't_exodus_incense_found_elsewhere.htm">If the incense described in Exodus 30:34-38 was so unique, why don't we see consistent evidence of its composition or its exclusive use in subsequent Israelite or neighboring cultures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">At even</span>. Literally, "between the two evenings." (See the comment on Exodus 12:6.) The offering of incense by the high priest twice a day, at the time of the morning and evening sacrifice, indicated that prayer was needed as constantly as expiation, and that neither might for a single day be intermitted. <span class="cmt_word">A perpetual incense</span>. "Perpetual," in the sense that it was to be burnt twice a day, as long as the religion lasted - not in the sense that it was to be kept burning constantly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/30-8.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">When Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֧ן</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sets up</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְהַעֲלֹ֨ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ha·‘ă·lōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<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">the lamps</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֵּרֹ֛ת</span> <span class="translit">(han·nê·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm">Strong's 5216: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lamp, light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">twilight,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֲרְבַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ăr·ba·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he must burn</span><br /><span class="heb">יַקְטִירֶ֑נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(yaq·ṭî·ren·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the incense</span><br /><span class="heb">קְטֹ֧רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ṭō·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<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">perpetually</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמִ֛יד</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8548.htm">Strong's 8548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the generations to come.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">OT Law: Exodus 30:8 When Aaron lights the lamps at evening (Exo. 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