Exodus 30:9

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

8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.

10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.

11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
WEB
You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and you shall pour no drink offering on it.
ASV
Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon.
DARBY
Ye shall offer up no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor oblation; neither shall ye pour drink-offering thereon.
BLB
You⁺ shall not lift up strange incense on it, and a burnt offering, and a grain offering; and a drink offering you⁺ shall not pour on it.
ÅB
Dere skal ikke ofre fremmed røkelse på alteret, heller ikke brennoffer eller matoffer; og dere skal ikke helle ut drikkoffer på det.
OTB
Ikke tilby noen fremmed røkelse, brennoffer, grødeoffer eller hell et drikkoffer på dette alteret.
B1930
I skal ikke ofre fremmed røkelse på alteret, heller ikke brennoffer eller matoffer; og I skal ikke helle ut drikkoffer på det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 10:1

    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.

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