Exodus 31:11

Exodus 31:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
• New International Version (NIV)and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do."
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”

Context of Exodus 31:11

9the altar for burnt offerings with all its tools, the large bowl for water and its base, 10the beautiful clothes for Aaron the priest, the clothes for his sons as they serve as priests, the special oil to show that things belong to me, and the sweet incense for the Holy Place. The workers must make all these things in the way that I have commanded you.’ 12Then the Lord said to Moses, 13‘Say to the Israelites, “You must keep my Sabbath days as special days. This will help you and your descendants to remember that you belong to me. You will remember that I, the Lord, have chosen you to be my people.

Exodus 31:11 word by word

וְאֵ֨ת שֶׁ֧מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֛ה וְאֶת־קְטֹ֥רֶת הַסַּמִּ֖ים לַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוִּיתִ֖ךָ יַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the anointingמִשְׁחָהmishchâh moshchâh · anointingH4888
• oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• and sweetסַםsam · spiceH5561
• incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• for the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Holy PlaceH6944
• according to all that I have commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• thee shall they doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Exodus 31:11

• Exodus 30:23‘Mix together these special spices: 6 kilograms of pure myrrh, 3 kilograms of sweet cinnamon, 3 kilograms of sweet grasses,
• Exodus 37:29He also made the special oil that would make things holy. He also made the incense with a sweet smell, like perfume.
• Exodus 30:34Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Use the same amount of each of these sweet spices to make some incense: gum resin, onycha, galbanum and frankincense.

Commentaries on Exodus 31:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The anointing oil - See Clarke's note on Exodus 30:23. Sweet incense - See on Exodus 30:24; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 Exodus 35:30-35. This solemn call of Bezaleel and Aholiab is full of instruction. Their work was to be only that of handicraftsmen. Still it was Yahweh Himself who called them by name to their tasks, and the powers which they were now called upon to exercise in their respective crafts, were declared to have been given them by the Holy Spirit. Thus is every effort of skill, every sort of well-ordered labor, when directed to a right end, brought…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The main idea of this whole section (25:1–40:38) is clear. God wanted to meet his people’s need for a visible sign of his presence. They needed something they could see that reminded them that he was with them. However, this had to be done exactly as God commanded. God set the way his people were to approach him. He determines the terms by which people come to him, not human beings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-182. See, I have called--Though the instructions about the tabernacle were privately communicated to Moses, it was plainly impossible that he could superintend the work in person, amid the multiplicity of his other duties. A head director or builder was selected by God Himself; and the nomination by such high authority removed all ground of jealousy or discontent on the part of any who might have thought their merits overlooked (compare Mt 18:1). by name…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Sweet Incense
• Call
• Therein
• Wisdom
• Workmanship
• Write
• Exodus, the Book of
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Exodus 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings