Parashas Tetzaveh · Passuk 30:1
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Chagigah 3:8 (verified).
Sefaria — Exodus 30:1
Sefaria — Kesubos 10b
E-Daf — Kesubos 10b
English: The unusual wording is read to teach that the altar itself was said to “burn” the incense.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Derash on the verse.
The wording “altar burning incense” emphasizes the altar’s participation in the burning of the ketores.