וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ מִזְבֵּ֖חַ מִקְטַ֣ר קְטֹ֑רֶת עֲצֵ֥י שִׁטִּ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃
Du sollst auch einen Altar machen zum Räuchern des Räucherwerks; von Akazienholz sollst du ihn machen.
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
This altar, which is not mentioned again, is seen by some as a later interpolation (DeVaux 1965): here it links up with what has gone before through the theme of purging (purification), in v. 10. For more on the incense itself, see vv. 22ff., below.