And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
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Gill's Exposition
And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord,.... Both the incense and burning coals of fire being carried within the vail, the incense was put upon the coals, and so it burned before…
It is important, in reference to the meaning of the day of atonement, to observe the order of the rites as they are described in these verses. Lev 16:12 A censer - See Exo 25:38 note. The altar before…
The Jewish writers say that for seven days before the day of expiation the high priest was to retire from his own house, and to dwell in a chamber of the temple, that he might prepare himself for the…
Cambridge Bible
the testimony - çduth, always with the definite article, except in the Psalms. This was something put into the ark, Exo 25:16; Exo 25:21; Exo 40:20; cp. -which I shall give thee," Exo 25:16, with Exo…
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