Positive Commandment #377 of 613
Burn incense every day
Commandment #377 — a positive obligation from Exodus 30:7, classified under Temple and Sacred Objects in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.”
— Exodus 30:7
Hebrew
ז וְהִקְטִיר עָלָיו אַהֲרֹן, קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים; בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר, בְּהֵיטִיבוֹ אֶת-הַנֵּרֹת--יַקְטִירֶנָּה.
Greek (Septuagint)
7 καὶ θυμιάσει ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῦ Ααρων θυμίαμα σύνθετον λεπτόν· τὸ πρωὶ πρωί, ὅταν ἐπισκευάζῃ τοὺς λύχνους, θυμιάσει ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῦ,
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Temple and Sacred Objects
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 30
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Tetzaveh
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #103
- Mishneh Torah
- ServicePerpetual Offerings and Additional Offerings
Related Commandments in “Temple and Sacred Objects”
#8: Do not destroy objects associated with G-d's Name
Deuteronomy 12:4
#52: Do not plant a tree in the Temple courtyard
Deuteronomy 16:21
#301: Build a Sanctuary (Tabernacle-Temple)
Exodus 25:8
#302: Do not build the altar with stones hewn by metal
Exodus 20:25
#303: Do not climb steps to the altar
Exodus 20:26
#304: Show reverence to the Temple
Leviticus 19:30
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