“ Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense.

“你要用皂荚木做一座烧香的坛。

“你要用金合欢木做一座烧香的坛，

“你要用金合欢木做一座烧香的坛，

“你要用皂荚木造一座烧香用的坛。

“你要做一座烧香的坛，你要用皂荚木做这座坛。

「你要用皂莢木做一座燒香的壇。

「你要用金合歡木做一座燒香的壇，

「你要用金合歡木做一座燒香的壇，

「你要用皂莢木造一座燒香用的壇。

“你要做一座燒香的壇，你要用皂莢木做這座壇。

『你要作一座壇做燒香的地方，用皂莢木來作。

以皂莢木作焚香壇、

必以皂莢木作壇、焚香其上、

爾以什停木作焚香臺、

“ Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense.

“ Make an altar for burning incense. Make it out of acacia wood.

“ You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.

“ You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood.

“ Now you shall make an altar as a place for burning incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.

“ You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood.

And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of acacia wood shalt thou make it.

“ You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood.

And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon:[ of] shittim wood shalt thou make it.

“ You are to make an altar for burning incense; you are to make it of acacia wood.

“ You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood.

Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.

Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar.He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

“ Place the gold incense altar in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the Lord’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

“ 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.

But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.

This inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with solid gold. He also overlaid the altar made of cedar.

“ Once a year Aaron must purify the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the Lord’s most holy altar.”

He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the Lord’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.