He also placed the gold incense altar in the Tabernacle, in the Holy Place in front of the inner curtain.

把金坛安在会幕内的幔子前，

他把金坛安在会幕内，幔子的前面，

他把金坛安在会幕内，幔子的前面，

他把金香坛放在会幕里、遮掩约柜的幔子前面，

把金坛安设在会幕里，幔子的前面；

把金壇安在會幕內的幔子前，

他把金壇安在會幕內，幔子的前面，

他把金壇安在會幕內，幔子的前面，

他把金香壇放在會幕裡、遮掩約櫃的幔子前面，

把金壇安設在會幕裡，幔子的前面；

摩西把金香壇安設在會棚裏帷帳前面，

置金壇於幕中㡘前、

置金壇於幕內、簾前、

置金焚香臺於會幕內、在幔前、

Moses placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain

Moses placed the gold altar for burning incense in the tent of meeting. He placed it in front of the curtain.

He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil,

Moses installed the gold altar in the tent of meeting, in front of the curtain,

Then he placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil;

He put the gold altar in the tabernacle of meeting in front of the veil;

And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:

Moses also installed the gold altar in the tent of meeting, in front of the veil,

And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:

And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain,

He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;

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

My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous.

After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said,“ Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you.For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him.And this is the way to have eternal life— to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.“ I have revealed you to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word.Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you,for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.“ My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you.All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory.Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are.During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.“ Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy.I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.They do not belong to this world any more than I do.Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world.And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.“ I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one— as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.“ I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one.I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!“ O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me.I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.”

The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship.

You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.”

Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.

“ Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense.Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.Overlay the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire altar.Make two gold rings, and attach them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.Place the incense altar just outside the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant, in front of the Ark’s cover— the place of atonement— that covers the tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. I will meet with you there.“ 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.Do not offer any unholy incense on this altar, or any burnt offerings, grain offerings, or liquid offerings.“ 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.”

How blind! For which is more important— the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?