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Positive commandment · Mitzvat Aseh #28 of 613

To burn a spice offering twice [each] day

לְהַקְטִיר קְטֹרֶת פַּעֲמַיִם בַּיּוֹם

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The verse · Shemot 30:7

וְהִקְטִיר עָלָיו אַהֲרֹן קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר בְּהֵיטִיבוֹ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹת יַקְטִירֶנָּה

“And Aharon shall burn upon it sweet incense every morning: when he dresses the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.”

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The Rambam’s words

To burn a spice offering twice [each] day, as [Exodus 30:7] states: "And Aaron shall burn incense upon it...."

לְהַקְטִיר קְטֹרֶת פַּעֲמַיִם בַּיּוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמָר: "וְהִקְטִיר עָלָיו אַהֲרֹן קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים" (שמות ל, ז).

Who & when

“And [it] is practiced at the time of the [Temple] by the males of the priesthood.”

Where in the Mishneh Torah

Hilchot Vessels of the Sanctuary and Those Who Serve Therein הלכות כלי המקדש והעובדין בו

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