King James Version
Exodus 40:27 in the King James Version says “And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Exodus 40:27 · KJV
And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he burnt”
H6999to smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“thereon as the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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