New King James Version
Exodus 31:11
11and the anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”
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 Living Translation (NLT)the anointing oil; the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. The craftsmen must make everything as I have commanded you.”
Context of Exodus 31:11
9the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base— 10the garments of ministry, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests, and the anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do.” 12And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 13“Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
Read all of Exodus 31Exodus 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“Also take for yourself quality spices—five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane,
- Exodus 37:29He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.
- Exodus 30:34And the Lord said to Moses: “Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, and pure frankincense with these sweet spices; there shall be equal amounts of each.
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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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
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