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Exodus 40:27

And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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וַיַּקְטֵ֥רvayaqterand burnקָטַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and burn”, the next action in the storyH6999to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).עָלָ֖יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…קְטֹ֣רֶתqetoretincenseקְטֹרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “incense”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7004a fumigation(sweet) incense, perfume.סַמִּ֑יםsamimsweetסַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sweet”, the ordinary formH5561an aromasweet (spice).כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רkaasheras becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “as because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…צִוָּ֥הtsivahappointצָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “appoint”, a completed actionH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מֹשֶֽׁהmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Young’s Literal Translation

and maketh perfume on it — spice-perfume — as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

World English Bible

and he burned incense of sweet spices on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Darby Translation

And he burnt on it fragrant incense; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

Douay-Rheims

And the altar of holocaust of the entry of the testimony, offering the holocaust, and the sacrifices upon it, as the Lord had commanded.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and he burnt on it incense of composition, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐθυμίασεν ἐνʼ αὐτοῦ θυμίαμα τῆς συνθέσεως, καθάπερ συνέταξε Κύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ.