⁷And Aaron shall burn thereon ^†sweet incense every morning: when ^fhe dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. ⁸And when Aaron ^||lighteth the lamps ^†at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

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†Heb. incense of spices. So ch. 25:6. & 31:11. & 37:29. & 40:27. So ver. 34. 1 Sam. 2:28. 1 Chr. 23:13. Luke 1:9.
fSee ch. 27:21.
||Or, setteth up. Heb. causeth to ascend. So ch. 25:37. & 27:20.
†Heb. between the two evens. See ch. 12:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it, and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Aaron must burn fragrant incense on it; he must burn it every morning when he tends the lamps. 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Every morning when Aaron maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar. And each evening when he lights the lamps, he must again burn incense in the Lord’s presence. This must be done from generation to generation.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“And on it Aaron will turn fragrant incense into smoke; each morning when he tends the lamps, he will turn it into smoke. And when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he will turn it into smoke—incense of continuity—before Yahweh throughout your generations.