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Lexicon :: Strong's H6999 - qāṭar

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קָטַר
Transliteration
qāṭar
Pronunciation
kaw-tar'
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Part of Speech
gentilic adjective, masculine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [identical with קָטַר (H7000) through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2011,2011e,20

Strong’s Definitions

קָטַר qâṭar, kaw-tar'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to 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).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x

The KJV translates Strong's H6999 in the following manner: incense (59x), burn (49x), offer (3x), kindle (1x), offering (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x
The KJV translates Strong's H6999 in the following manner: incense (59x), burn (49x), offer (3x), kindle (1x), offering (1x), miscellaneous (4x).
verb

  1. to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke

    1. (Piel)

      1. to make sacrifices smoke

      2. to sacrifice

    2. (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to make sacrifices smoke

      2. to cause incense to smoke, offer incense

      3. to make smoke upon

    4. (Hophal) to be made to smoke

      masculine noun

  2. incense

    feminine noun

  3. incense-altar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָטַר qâṭar, kaw-tar'; a primitive root (identical with through the idea of fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the occupants); to 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).
STRONGS H6999: Abbreviations
[קָטַר]115 verb denominative Pi. Hiph. make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke (properly produce קְטֹרֶת, see StaZAW vi (1886), 298 f.); —
Pi.42 Perfect 3rd person masculine plural קִטְּרוּ Jeremiah 19:13 +, קִטַּרְתֶּם Jeremiah 44:21, 23; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְקַטֵּר Habakkuk 1:16 +; 3rd person masculine plural יְקַטֵּר֑וּן Hosea 11:2, etc.; Infinitive absolute קַטֵּר 1 Samuel 2:16 +; construct Jeremiah 11:13 +, Participle plural מְקַטְּרִים Isaiah 65:3 +, etc.; — make sacrifices smoke, offer them by burning : to י׳, 1 Samuel 2:16 (where probably read יְקַטְּרוּן [and so 1 Samuel 2:15] Stal.c. 299): elsewhere to other gods or in illegal worship, Jeremiah 44:23; with accusative קִטֵּר (but see this, below) Jeremiah 44:21 (here [and al. in some other passages] of incense), תּוֺדָה Amos 4:5; place is usually with ב, e.g. כַּבָּמוֺת 2 Kings 17:11; 2 Kings 23:5; עוֺד הָעָם מְוַבְּחִים וּמְקַטְּרִים בַּבָּמוֺת 1 Kings 22:44; 2 Kings 12:4; 2 Kings 14:4; 2 Kings 15:4, 35 (R), compare 2 Kings 16:4 2 Chronicles 28:4 (compare RSSem.i. 471; 2nd ed. 490); אֲשֶׁר הַבּ׳ קִטְּרוּ שָׁמָּה 2 Kings 23:8; with עַל e.g. על הגבעות Hosea 4:13, על גג(ו)ת Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29, על הלבנים Isaiah 65:3, על ההרים Isaiah 65:7; with לְ of deity, Hosea 11:2; Jeremiah 1:16 + 14 times Jeremiah (+Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29 above), Habakkuk 1:16; 2 Kings 22:17; 2 Kings 23:5; 2 Chronicles 25:14; 28:25; 34:25 Qr (>Kt Hiph.), to the brazen serpent 2 Kings 18:4.
Pu. Participle מְקֻטֶּרֶת מֹר וגו׳ Songs 3:6 fumigated with myrrh, etc. (Aq Vulgate Schlottm מִקְּטֹרֶת).
Hiph. 71 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִקְטִיר Leviticus 9:10 +; 2nd person masculine singular הִקְטַרְתָּ Exodus 29:13, 18, 25, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַקְטִיר Leviticus 4:26; Leviticus 16:25; Exodus 40:27 +, etc.: Imperative masculine singular הַקְטֵר 2 Kings 16:15; Infinitive absolute הַקְטֵיר 1 Kings 9:25; construct לְהַקְטִיר Exodus 30:20 +; Participle מַקְטִיר Jeremiah 33:18 +, etc.
1. make sacrifices smoke, usually
a. in worship of י׳ : absolute 1 Kings 12:33; 1 Kings 13:1; 2 Chronicles 29:11; with accusative חלב Leviticus 17:6; Numbers 18:17; 1 Samuel 2:15, 16, עלת 2 Kings 16:13, 15; 2 Chronicles 13:11, אִשֶּׁה Exodus 30:20; Leviticus 2:11; Numbers 18:17, מנחה Jeremiah 33:18; ראֹשׁ, etc., Leviticus 8:20 אַזְכָּרָה Leviticus 2:16, חלבי השׁלמים Leviticus 6:5; קטרת 1 Samuel 2:28; on 1 Kings 9:25 see Klo Benz; place is על מזבח Leviticus 4:10 + 5 times, הַמִוְבֵּ֫חָה Exodus 29:13, 18, 25 + 23 times Leviticus, Numbers 5:26 (all P); with הַמִּזְבֵּחַ (accusative) Leviticus 6:8; בַּבָּמוֺת 1 Kings 3:3; בגיא בן הִנֹּם 2 Chronicles 28:3.
b. less often in worship of other gods, לאלהין (gods of Solomon's wives) 1 Kings 11:8, לאלהיו (of Moab) Jeremiah 48:35, להם (Baalim) Hosea 2:15; — 2 Chronicles 34:25 read Qr. Qal.
2. cause incense to smoke, offer incense absolute 2 Chron 2:5; 2 Chronicles 26:18 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 26:19; with עַל of altar 2 Chronicles 26:16; Exodus 30:7; Exodus 40:27; with accusative יַקְטִירֶנָּה Exodus 30:7, 8, קטרת סמים Exodus 30:7; Exodus 40:27; 2 Chronicles 2:3, קטרת תמיד Exodus 30:8, קטרת הק׳ Numbers 17:5; 2 Chronicles 29:7.
3. make smoke upon (על) both altars (of burnt-offering and of incense) 1 Chronicles 6:34, compare also 1 Chronicles 23:13.
Hoph. be made to smoke as a sacrifice: Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תָּקְטָ֑ר Leviticus 6:15, Participle מֻקְטָר Malachi 1:11 (Ew Ke and others [Ges§ 121b]; We Now read לִשְׁמִי מִנְחָה מ׳; but see מֻקְטָר).

† מֻקְטָר noun masculine incense; — absolute מ׳ Malachi 1:11 (Thes Hi MartiKau GASm Köiii, § 307).

† [מְקַטֵּרָה] noun feminine incense-alter; — plural absolute מְקַטְּרוֺת 2 Chronicles 30:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

29:13; 29:13; 29:18; 29:18; 29:25; 29:25; 30:7; 30:7; 30:7; 30:8; 30:8; 30:20; 30:20; 40:27; 40:27; 40:27

Leviticus

2:11; 2:16; 4:10; 4:26; 6:5; 6:8; 6:15; 8:20; 9:10; 16:25; 17:6

Numbers

5:26; 17:5; 18:17; 18:17

1 Samuel

2:15; 2:15; 2:16; 2:16; 2:16; 2:28

1 Kings

3:3; 9:25; 9:25; 11:8; 12:33; 13:1; 22:44

2 Kings

12:4; 14:4; 15:4; 15:35; 16:4; 16:13; 16:15; 16:15; 17:11; 18:4; 22:17; 23:5; 23:5; 23:8

1 Chronicles

6:34; 23:13

2 Chronicles

2:3; 2:5; 13:11; 25:14; 26:16; 26:18; 26:19; 28:3; 28:4; 28:25; 29:7; 29:11; 30:14; 34:25; 34:25

Song of Songs

3:6

Isaiah

65:3; 65:3; 65:7

Jeremiah

1:16; 11:13; 19:13; 19:13; 19:13; 32:29; 32:29; 33:18; 33:18; 44:21; 44:21; 44:23; 44:23; 48:35

Hosea

2:15; 4:13; 11:2; 11:2

Amos

4:5

Habakkuk

1:16; 1:16

Malachi

1:11; 1:11

H6999

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Strong's Number H6999 matches the Hebrew קָטַר (qāṭar),
which occurs 117 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Exo 29:13–1Ki 12:33)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:13 - “You shall take all the fat that covers the entrails and the [fn]lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and offer H6999 them up in smoke H6999 on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:18 - “You shall offer H6999 up in smoke H6999 the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD: it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:25 - “You shall take them from their hands, and offer H6999 them up in smoke H6999 on the altar on the burnt offering for a soothing aroma before the LORD; it is an offering by fire to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:7 - “Aaron shall burn H6999 fragrant incense on it; he shall burn H6999 it every morning when he trims the lamps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:8 - “When Aaron [fn]trims the lamps at [fn]twilight, he shall burn H6999 incense. H6999 There shall be perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:20 - when they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, so that they will not die; or when they approach the altar to minister, by offering H6999 up in smoke H6999 a fire sacrifice to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:27 - and he burned H6999 fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:9 - ‘Its entrails, however, and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer H6999 up in smoke H6999 all of it on the altar for a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:13 - ‘The entrails, however, and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it, and offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:15 - ‘The priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head and offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar; and its blood is to be drained out on the side of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:17 - ‘Then he shall tear it by its wings, but shall not sever it. And the priest shall offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar on the wood which is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:2 - ‘He shall then bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests; and shall take from it his handful of its fine flour and of its oil with all of its frankincense. And the priest shall offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 as its memorial portion on the altar, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:9 - ‘The priest then shall take up from the grain offering its memorial portion, and shall offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar as an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:11 - ‘No grain offering, which you bring to the LORD, shall be made with leaven, for you shall not offer H6999 [fn]up in smoke H6999 any leaven or any honey as an offering by fire to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:16 - ‘The priest shall offer H6999 up in smoke H6999 its memorial portion, part of its grits and its oil with all its incense as an offering by fire to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:5 - ‘Then Aaron’s sons shall offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire; it is an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:11 - ‘Then the priest shall offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar as food, an offering by fire to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:16 - ‘The priest shall offer H6999 them up in smoke H6999 on the altar as food, an offering by fire for a soothing aroma; all fat is the LORD’S.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:10 - (just as it is removed from the ox of the sacrifice of peace offerings), and the priest is to offer H6999 them up in smoke H6999 on the altar of burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:19 - ‘He shall remove all its fat from it and offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:26 - ‘All its fat he shall offer H6999 up in smoke H6999 on the altar as in the case of the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him in regard to his sin, and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:31 - ‘Then he shall remove all its fat, just as the fat was removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar for a soothing aroma to the LORD. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, [fn]and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:35 - ‘Then he shall remove all its fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offerings, and the priest shall offer H6999 them up in smoke H6999 on the altar, on the offerings by fire to the LORD. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him in regard to his sin which he has [fn]committed, and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:12 - ‘He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as its memorial portion and offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar, [fn]with the offerings of the LORD by fire: it is a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12 - ‘The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it. It shall not go out, but the priest shall burn wood on it every morning; and he shall lay out the burnt offering on it, and offer H6999 up in smoke H6999 the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:15 - ‘Then one of them shall lift up from it a handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, [fn]with its oil and all the incense that is on the grain offering, and he shall offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar, a soothing aroma, as its memorial offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:22 - “The anointed priest who will be in his place [fn]among his sons shall [fn]offer it. By a permanent ordinance it shall be entirely offered H6999 up in smoke H6999 to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:5 - ‘The priest shall offer H6999 them up in smoke H6999 on the altar as an offering by fire to the LORD; it is a guilt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:31 - ‘The priest shall offer H6999 up the fat in smoke H6999 on the altar, but the breast shall belong to Aaron and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:16 - He also took all the fat that was on the entrails and the [fn]lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat; and Moses offered H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:20 - When he had cut the ram into its pieces, Moses offered H6999 up the head and the pieces and the suet in smoke. H6999

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:21 - After he had washed the entrails and the legs with water, Moses offered H6999 up the whole ram in smoke H6999 on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:28 - Then Moses took them from their hands and offered H6999 them up in smoke H6999 on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:10 - The fat and the kidneys and the [fn]lobe of the liver of the sin offering, he then offered H6999 up in smoke H6999 on the altar just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:13 - They handed the burnt offering to him in [fn]pieces, with the head, and he offered H6999 them up in smoke H6999 on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:14 - He also washed the entrails and the legs, and offered H6999 them up in smoke H6999 with the burnt offering on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:17 - Next he presented the grain offering, and filled his [fn]hand with some of it and offered H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:20 - they now placed the portions of fat on the breasts; and he offered H6999 [fn]them up in smoke H6999 on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:25 - “Then he shall offer H6999 up in smoke H6999 the fat of the sin offering on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:6 - “The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and offer H6999 up the fat in smoke H6999 as a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:26 - and the priest shall take a handful of the grain offering as its memorial offering and offer H6999 it up in smoke H6999 on the altar, and afterward he shall make the woman drink the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:40 - as a [fn]reminder to the sons of Israel that no [fn]layman who is not of the [fn]descendants of Aaron should come near to burn H6999 incense before the LORD; so that he will not become like Korah and his company—just as the LORD had spoken to him [fn]through Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:17 - “But the firstborn of an ox or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall offer H6999 up their fat in smoke H6999 as an offering by fire, for a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:15 - Also, before they burned H6999 the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat for roasting, as he will not take boiled meat from you, only raw.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - If the man said to him, “They must surely H6999 [fn]burn H6999 the fat [fn]first, and then take as much as [fn]you desire,” then he would say, “No, but you shall give it to me now; and if not, I will take it by force.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:28 - ‘Did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn H6999 incense, to carry an ephod before Me; and did I not give to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:3 - Now Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of his father David, except he sacrificed and burned H6999 incense H6999 on the high places.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:25 - Now three times in a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to the LORD, burning H6999 incense H6999 with them on the altar which was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:8 - Thus also he did for all his foreign wives, who burned H6999 incense H6999 and sacrificed to their gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:33 - Then he [fn]went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had [fn]devised [fn]in his own heart; and he [fn]instituted a feast for the sons of Israel and [fn]went up to the altar to burn H6999 [fn]incense. H6999

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