Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. New Living Translation Do not offer any unholy incense on this altar, or any burnt offerings, grain offerings, or liquid offerings. English Standard Version You shall not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and you shall not pour a drink offering on it. Berean Standard Bible On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it. King James Bible Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon. New King James Version You shall not offer strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it. New American Standard Bible You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering, or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it. NASB 1995 “You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it. NASB 1977 “You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a libation on it. Legacy Standard Bible You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar or burnt offering or grain offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it. Amplified Bible You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; you shall not pour out a drink offering on it. Christian Standard Bible You must not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt or grain offering; you are not to pour a drink offering on it. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt or grain offering; you are not to pour a drink offering on it.” American Standard Version Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon. Contemporary English Version Burn only the proper incense on the altar and never use it for grain sacrifices or animal sacrifices or drink offerings. English Revised Version Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and ye shall pour no drink offering thereon. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Never burn any unauthorized incense on this altar or any burnt offerings or grain offerings. Never pour a wine offering on it. Good News Translation Do not offer on this altar any forbidden incense, any animal offering, or any grain offering, and do not pour out any wine offering on it. International Standard Version You are not to offer strange incense, a burnt offering, or a grain offering on it, nor are you to pour out a libation on it. Majority Standard Bible On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it. NET Bible You must not offer strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering, and you must not pour out a drink offering on it. New Heart English Bible You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and you shall pour no drink offering on it. Webster's Bible Translation Ye shall offer no strange incense upon it, nor burnt-sacrifice, nor meat-offering; neither shall ye pour drink-offering upon it. World English Bible You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and you shall pour no drink offering on it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou do not cause strange incense to go up on it—and burnt-offering and present; and you do not pour out a drink-offering on it; Young's Literal Translation 'Ye do not cause strange perfume to go up upon it, and burnt-offering, and present, and libation ye do not pour out on it; Smith's Literal Translation And ye shall not bring up upon it strange incense; and a burnt-offering, a sacrifice and a libation thou shalt not pour out upon it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleYou shall not offer upon it incense of another composition nor oblation, and victim, neither shall you offer libations. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not offer upon it incense of another composition, nor an oblation, nor a victim; neither shall you offer libations. New American Bible On this altar you shall not offer up any profane incense, or any burnt offering or grain offering; nor shall you pour out a libation upon it. New Revised Standard Version You 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not offer strange incense thereon, nor burnt offering, nor meat offering; neither shall you pour drink offering thereon. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You shall not offer up foreign incense upon it, and sacrifice and offering and drink offering you shall not pour upon it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt not offer strange incense upon it, nor and offering made by fire, nor a sacrifice; and thou shalt not pour a drink-offering upon it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Altar of Incense…8When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come. 9On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it. 10Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”… Cross References Leviticus 10:1-2 Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. / So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD. Leviticus 16:12-13 Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. / He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die. Numbers 16:35 And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense. 1 Kings 18:25-29 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” / And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. / At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!” ... 2 Chronicles 26:16-21 But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. / Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him. / They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.” ... Isaiah 1:13 Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. Jeremiah 6:20 What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.” Ezekiel 8:11 Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising. Malachi 1:11 For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts. Matthew 15:9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” Mark 7:7 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ Luke 1:9-11 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. / And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside. / Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. John 4:24 God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” Acts 10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God. Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Treasury of Scripture You shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall you pour drink offering thereon. Leviticus 10:1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. Jump to Previous Altar Burned Burnt Burnt-Offering Burnt-Sacrifice Cause Cereal Drink Drink-Offering Grain Incense Libation Meal Meal-Offering Meat Meat-Offering Oblation Offer Offering Perfume Pour Present Sacrifice Strange Thereon UnholyJump to Next Altar Burned Burnt Burnt-Offering Burnt-Sacrifice Cause Cereal Drink Drink-Offering Grain Incense Libation Meal Meal-Offering Meat Meat-Offering Oblation Offer Offering Perfume Pour Present Sacrifice Strange Thereon UnholyExodus 30 1. The altar of incense11. The ransom of souls 17. The bronze basin 22. The holy anointing oil 34. The composition of the incense You must not offer The phrase underscores a divine command, emphasizing the exclusivity and sanctity of worship practices. The Hebrew root for "offer" is "qarab," which means to bring near or present. This highlights the act of drawing near to God, which must be done according to His specific instructions. The command reflects God's desire for purity and obedience in worship, reminding believers that approaching God requires reverence and adherence to His will. on this altar any strange incense or burnt offering or grain offering or drink offering Nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither . . . drink offering.--All these were to be offered on the brazen altar, not on the altar of incense, which was in no way suited for them. Verse 9. - By strange incense is meant any which was not prepared according to the directions given in vers. 34-38. None such was ever to be offered. Nor was the altar to be used for burnt-offering, meat-offering, or drink-offering. For burnt-offering it was manifestly unfit; but the prohibition of the others seems to show a determination to keep its use markedly distinct from that of the brazen altar in the court, which was to receive all that was offered either for expiation, or for self-dedication, or in gratitude. On the sole exception made to this general law, see the comment on the next verse.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew On [this altar]עָלָ֛יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against you must not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no offer תַעֲל֥וּ (ṯa·‘ă·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively unapproved זָרָ֖ה (zā·rāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery incense קְטֹ֥רֶת (qə·ṭō·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7004: Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense or a burnt offering וְעֹלָ֣ה (wə·‘ō·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering or grain offering, וּמִנְחָ֑ה (ū·min·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering nor are you לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to pour תִסְּכ֖וּ (ṯis·sə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5258: To pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king a drink offering וְנֵ֕סֶךְ (wə·nê·seḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5262: A libation, a cast idol on it. עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Exodus 30:9 NIVExodus 30:9 NLT Exodus 30:9 ESV Exodus 30:9 NASB Exodus 30:9 KJV Exodus 30:9 BibleApps.com Exodus 30:9 Biblia Paralela Exodus 30:9 Chinese Bible Exodus 30:9 French Bible Exodus 30:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 30:9 You shall offer no strange incense (Exo. 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