God’s Word Translation
Exodus 30:33
33Whoever prepares a perfume like this or puts it on anyone who is not a priest must be excluded from the people.’ ”
Exodus 30:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from their people.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on an outsider, shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
Context of Exodus 30:33
31“Say to the Israelites, ‘For generations to come, this will be my holy oil used only for anointing. 32It must never be poured on the bodies of other people. Never make any perfumed oil using this formula. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy. Whoever prepares a perfume like this or puts it on anyone who is not a priest must be excluded from the people.’ ” 34The Lord said to Moses, “Take one part fragrant spices (two kinds of gum resin and aromatic mollusk shells), and mix them with one part pure frankincense. 35Have a perfumer make it into fragrant incense, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
Read all of Exodus 30Exodus 30:33 word by word
אִ֚ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִרְקַ֣ח כָּמֹ֔הוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יִתֵּ֛ן מִמֶּ֖נּוּ עַל־זָ֑ר וְנִכְרַ֖ת מֵעַמָּֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whosoeverאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- Whosoeverאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- compoundethרָקַחrâqach · to mixH7543
- like it, or whosoever puttethנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- of it upon a strangerזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
- shall even be cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
- off from his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
Cross-references for Exodus 30:33
- Exodus 30:38Whoever prepares anything like it for his own enjoyment must be excluded from his people.”
- Luke 12:1Meanwhile, thousands of people had gathered. They were so crowded that they stepped on each other. Jesus spoke to his disciples and said, “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees. I’m talking about their hypocrisy.
- Hebrews 10:26If we go on sinning after we have learned the truth, no sacrifice can take away our sins.
- Exodus 29:33They will eat those offerings through which they made peace with the Lord at their ordination and installation. No one else may eat them because the offerings are holy.
- Exodus 12:15For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the very first day you must remove any yeast that you have in your houses. Whoever eats anything with yeast in it from the first day through the seventh day must be excluded from Israel.
- Genesis 17:14Any uncircumcised male must be excluded from his people because he has rejected my promise.”
- Leviticus 7:20Those who eat meat from the Lord’s fellowship offering while unclean must be excluded from the people.
- Leviticus 17:4is guilty of bloodshed. He has shed blood and must be excluded from the people. Bring the animal to the entrance of the tent of meeting. Offer it to the Lord in front of the Lord’s tent.
- Leviticus 19:8Those who eat it will be punished because they have dishonored what is holy to the Lord. They must be excluded from the people.
- Leviticus 23:29Those who do not humble themselves on that day will be excluded from the people.
- Numbers 9:13But if you are clean and not on a trip and yet don’t bother to celebrate the Passover, you must be excluded from the people. You didn’t bring your offering to the Lord at the right time. You must suffer the consequences for your sin.
Commentaries on Exodus 30:33
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-33Verses 22-33 Compare Exodus 37:29. Exodus 30:23 Principal spices - i. e. the best spices. Pure myrrh - Is a gum which comes from the stem of a low, thorny, ragged tree, that grows in Arabia Felix and Eastern Africa, called by botanists Balsamodendron myrrha. The word here rendered pure, is literally, “freely flowing”, an epithet which is explained by the fact that the best myrrh is said to exude spontaneously from the bark, while that of inferior quality…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-38Verses 22-38 Directions are here given for making the holy anointing oil, and the incense to be used in the service of the tabernacle. To show the excellency of holiness, there was this spiced oil in the tabernacle, which was grateful to the sight and to the smell. Christ's name is as ointment poured forth, So 1:3, and the good name of Christians is like precious ointment, Ec 7:1. The incense burned upon the golden altar was prepared of sweet spices. When…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33cut off from his people: Either by death or by expulsion. In some cases, God brought death as a direct judgment. In other cases, the person was removed from the community.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-3323-33. Take thou also ... principal spices, &c.--Oil is frequently mentioned in Scripture as an emblem of sanctification, and anointing with it a means of designating objects as well as persons to the service of God. Here it is prescribed by divine authority, and the various ingredients in their several proportions described which were to compose the oil used in consecrating the furniture of the tabernacle. myrrh--a fragrant and medicinal gum from a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 30
- 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
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