Moses placed the gold altar for burning incense in the tent of meeting. He placed it in front of the curtain.

把金坛安在会幕内的幔子前，

他把金坛安在会幕内，幔子的前面，

他把金坛安在会幕内，幔子的前面，

他把金香坛放在会幕里、遮掩约柜的幔子前面，

把金坛安设在会幕里，幔子的前面；

把金壇安在會幕內的幔子前，

他把金壇安在會幕內，幔子的前面，

他把金壇安在會幕內，幔子的前面，

他把金香壇放在會幕裡、遮掩約櫃的幔子前面，

把金壇安設在會幕裡，幔子的前面；

摩西把金香壇安設在會棚裏帷帳前面，

置金壇於幕中㡘前、

置金壇於幕內、簾前、

置金焚香臺於會幕內、在幔前、

Moses placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain

He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil,

He also placed the gold incense altar in the Tabernacle, in the Holy Place in front of the inner curtain.

Moses installed the gold altar in the tent of meeting, in front of the curtain,

Then he placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil;

He put the gold altar in the tabernacle of meeting in front of the veil;

And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:

Moses also installed the gold altar in the tent of meeting, in front of the veil,

And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:

And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain,

He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;

Place the gold altar for burning incense in front of the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. Put up the curtain at the entrance to the holy tent.

My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. But suppose someone does sin. Then we have a friend who speaks to the Father for us. He is Jesus Christ, the Blameless One.

After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed. He said,“ Father, the time has come. Bring glory to your Son. Then your Son will bring glory to you.You gave him authority over all people. He gives eternal life to all those you have given him.And what is eternal life? It is knowing you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.I have brought you glory on earth. I have finished the work you gave me to do.So now, Father, give glory to me in heaven where your throne is. Give me the glory I had with you before the world began.“ I have shown you to the disciples you gave me out of the world. They were yours. You gave them to me. And they have obeyed your word.Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you.I gave them the words you gave me. And they accepted them. They knew for certain that I came from you. They believed that you sent me.I pray for them. I am not praying for the world. I am praying for those you have given me, because they are yours.All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. Glory has come to me because of my disciples.I will not remain in the world any longer. But they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name. It is the name you gave me. Keep them safe so they can be one, just as you and I are one.While I was with them, I guarded them. I kept them safe through the name you gave me. None of them has been lost, except the one who was headed for ruin. It happened so that Scripture would come true.“ I am coming to you now. But I say these things while I am still in the world. I say them so that those you gave me can have the same joy that I have.I have given them your word. The world has hated them. That’s because they are not part of the world any more than I am.I do not pray that you will take them out of the world. I pray that you will keep them safe from the evil one.They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to it.Use the truth to make them holy. Your word is truth.You sent me into the world. In the same way, I have sent them into the world.I make myself holy for them so that they too can be made holy by the truth.“ I do not pray only for them. I pray also for everyone who will believe in me because of their message.Father, I pray they will be one, just as you are in me and I am in you. I want them also to be in us. Then the world will believe that you have sent me.I have given them the glory you gave me. I did this so they would be one, just as we are one.I will be in them, just as you are in me. This is so that they may be brought together perfectly as one. Then the world will know that you sent me. It will also show the world that you have loved those you gave me, just as you have loved me.“ Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am. I want them to see my glory, the glory you have given me. You gave it to me because you loved me before the world was created.“ Father, you are holy. The world does not know you, but I know you. Those you have given me know you have sent me.I have shown you to them. And I will continue to show you to them. Then the love you have for me will be in them. I myself will be in them.”

The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming. It is not the real things themselves. The same sacrifices have to be offered over and over again. They must be offered year after year. That’s why the law can never make perfect those who come near to worship.

I know that you always hear me. But I said this for the benefit of the people standing here. I said it so they will believe that you sent me.”

People now come to God through him. And he is able to save them completely and for all time. Jesus lives forever. He prays for them.

“ Make an altar for burning incense. Make it out of acacia wood.It must be one and a half feet square and three feet high. Make a horn stick out from each of its upper four corners.Cover the top, sides and horns with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it.Make two gold rings for the altar below the strip. Put the rings across from each other. They will hold the poles that are used to carry it.Make the poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold.Put the altar in front of the curtain that hangs in front of the ark. The ark is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. The ark will have a cover. It will be the place where sin is paid for. There I will meet with you.“ Aaron must burn sweet- smelling incense on the altar. He must do it every morning when he takes care of the lamps.He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at sunset. Incense must be burned regularly in front of the Lord. Do it for all time to come.Do not burn any other incense on the altar. Do not use the altar for burnt offerings or grain offerings. And do not pour drink offerings on it.Once a year Aaron must put the blood of a sin offering on the horns of the altar. He must do this to make the altar pure. He must do this on the day Israel’s sin is paid for. Do this for all time to come. The altar is a very holy place to me.”

You are blind! Which is more important? Is it the gift? Or is it the altar that makes the gift holy?