Commentary for Pesachim 117:11

רבי ישמעאל בנו של רבי יוחנן בן ברוקא אומר אף מחוסר כפורים בשאר ימות השנה שטובל ואוכל בקדשים לערב

Then what is the purpose of, 'at dusk he shall burn it'? - This is what the Merciful One saith: When thou lightest the lamps, the incense must [already] be burning. Our Rabbis taught: There is nothing which takes precedence over the morning tamid except [the burning of] the [morning] incense alone, in connection with which 'in the morning, in the morning' is stated; so let [the burning of the] incense, in connection with which 'in the morning, in the morning,' is stated, for it is written, And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices, in the morning, in the morning,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid.; E.V.: 'every morning'. The literal translation is given in the text, and the repetition implies an earlier hour.');">¹⁰</span>

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