Exodus 30:1–10

The Altar of Incense

³⁰“You shall make an altar on which to offer incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.^{* 2}It shall be one cubit long and one cubit wide; it shall be square and shall be two cubits high; its horns shall be of one piece with it. ³You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around and its horns, and you shall make for it a molding of gold all around. ⁴And you shall make two golden rings for it; under its molding on two opposite sides of it you shall make them, and they shall hold the poles for carrying it. ⁵You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ⁶You shall place it in front of the curtain that is above the ark of the covenant, in front of the cover that is over the covenant, where I will meet with you.^{* 7}Aaron shall offer fragrant incense on it; every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall offer it,^{* 8}and when Aaron sets up the lamps in the evening, he shall offer it, a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations. ⁹You 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.^{* 10}Once a year Aaron shall perform the rite of atonement on its horns. Throughout your generations he shall perform the atonement for it once a year with the blood of the atoning purification offering. It is most holy to the Lord.”^*