Exodus 30:31

Exodus 30:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
• New International Version (NIV)Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall say to the people of Israel, 'This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations.

Context of Exodus 30:31

29So you are to sanctify them, and they will be most holy; anything that touches them will be holy. 30“You are to anoint Aaron and his sons and sanctify them, so that they may minister as my priests. And you are to tell the Israelites: ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil throughout your generations. 32It must not be applied to people’s bodies, and you must not make any like it with the same recipe. It is holy, and it must be holy to you. 33Whoever makes perfume like it and whoever puts any of it on someone not a priest will be cut off from his people.’”

Exodus 30:31 word by word

וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר שֶׁ֠מֶן מִשְׁחַת־קֹ֨דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֥ה זֶ֛ה לִ֖י לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• This shall be an holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• anointingמִשְׁחָהmishchâh moshchâh · anointingH4888
• oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• unto me throughout your generationsדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Exodus 30:31

• Exodus 37:29He made the sacred anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
• Leviticus 8:12He then poured some of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron and anointed him to consecrate him.
• Leviticus 21:10“‘The high priest – who is greater than his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured, who has been ordained to wear the priestly garments – must neither dishevel the hair of his head nor tear his garments.
• Psalms 89:20I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king.

Commentaries on Exodus 30:31

• 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. 22-38Because God is absolutely unique (holy), what is used for his service cannot be used for any other purpose. This was the point made to Moses at the burning bush (see study note on 3:5). It was so important for the people to understand this that disobedience in this matter involved a severe punishment (30:33).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

Topics related to Exodus 30:31

• Anointing Oil
• Oil
• Ointment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Beat
• Compound
• Curious
• Onycha
• Perpetual
• Smell

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