Exodus 30:1-10

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 30

The Altar of Incense. ¹ “You shall build an altar upon which to burn incense. Make it of acacia wood, ² one cubit long and one cubit wide. It shall be square, and two cubits high; and its horns shall all be one piece with it. ³ Cover its top, its sides, and its horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it. ⁴ You shall also make two golden rings below its molding on its two sides. Place them on opposite sides. They shall be used to insert poles with which to carry it. ⁵ You shall make the poles out of acacia wood and cover them with gold. ⁶ And you shall place the altar in front of the veil that hides the Ark of Testimony, in front of the seat of atonement that is upon it, where I will meet you.

⁷ “Aaron shall burn fragrant incense upon the altar. He shall burn it each morning when he trims the lamps, ⁸ and also in the evening when he refills the lamps. There shall be perpetual incense before the Lord throughout all your generations. ⁹ Do not offer any unholy incense upon it, nor burnt offerings nor sacrifices nor libations. ¹⁰ Once a year Aaron shall perform an atonement ritual upon it, upon its horns. He shall make atonement upon it with the blood of your sin offering once a year throughout all your generations. It is something most holy to the Lord.”