Exodus 30:1
And thou shalt make an altar upon which to burn fragrant incense, of woods of sittin shalt thou make it.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 30:10And Aharon shall atone upon its horns once in the year with the blood of the sin offering of the atonement, once in the year shall he atone upon it, unto your generations. It is holy of holiness before the Lord.
Exodus 35:15And the altar of sweet incense, and its staves, and the oil of anointing, and the incense of perfumes, and the curtain of the door of the tabernacle.
Exodus 39:38And the golden altar, and the oil of consecration, and the sweet incense; and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle;
Leviticus 4:7And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord in the tabernacle of ordinance, and all the (remaining) blood of the bullock he shall pour out at the foundation of the altar of burnt sacrifice which is at the door of the tabernacle of ordinance.
Numbers 4:11And upon the golden altar they shall spread a purple wrapper, and cover it with a covering of hyacinth skins, and fix its staves.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 30:1
Moses is, in this chapter, further instructed, I. Concerning the altar of incense, ver. 1-10 . II. Concerning the ransom-money which the Israelites were to pay, when they were numbered, ver. 11-16 . III. Concerning the laver of brass, which was set for the priests to wash in, ver. 17-21 . IV. Concerning the making up of the anointing oil, and the use of it, ver. 22-33 . V. Concerning the incense and perfume which were to be burned on the golden altar, ver. 34 , &c. Read the whole commentary →