King James Version
Exodus 30:9 in the King James Version says “Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering ...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.”
Exodus 30:9 · KJV
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. sweet incense: Heb. incense of spices
And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. lighteth: or setteth up: Heb. causeth to ascend at even: Heb. between the two evenings
Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Ye shall offer”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“no strange”
H2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
“thereon nor burnt sacrifice”
H5930a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
“nor meat offering”
H4503a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“neither shall ye pour”
H5258to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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