Exodus 30:35

Exodus 30:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
• New International Version (NIV)and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and make an incense blended as by the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall make of these an incense, a compound according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, and holy.

Context of Exodus 30:35

33Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. 34And Yhwh said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: 36And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. 37And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for Yhwh.

Exodus 30:35 word by word

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ אֹתָהּ֙ קְטֹ֔רֶת רֹ֖קַח מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה רוֹקֵ֑חַ מְמֻלָּ֖ח טָה֥וֹר קֹֽדֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• And thou shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• it a perfumeקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• a confectionרֹ֫קֵחַrôqach · spiceH7545
• after the artמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of the apothecaryרָקַחrâqach · to mixH7543
• temperedמָלַחmâlach · to saltH4414
• together, pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for Exodus 30:35

• Proverbs 27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
• John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
• Exodus 30:25And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
• Leviticus 2:13And every oblation of thy grain offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy grain offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

Commentaries on Exodus 30:35

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34-38Verses 34-38 Exodus 37:29. The incense, like the anointing oil, consisted of four aromatic ingredients. Stacte - supposed to be either the gum of the Storax tree (Styrax officinale) found in Syria and the neighboring countries, or the gum known as Benzoin, or Gum Benjamin, which is an important ingredient in the incense now used in churches and mosques, and is the produce of another storax tree (Styrax benzoin) that grows in Java and Sumatra. Onycha - , a…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. 34-3834-38. the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices--These were: stacte--the finest myrrh; onycha--supposed to be an odoriferous shell; galbanum--a gum resin from an umbelliferous plant. frankincense--a dry, resinous, aromatic gum, of a yellow color, which comes from a tree in Arabia, and is obtained by incision of the bark. This incense was placed within the sanctuary, to be at hand when the priest required to burn on the altar. The art of…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 30:35

• Apothecary
• Art
• Incense

In the dictionaries

• Beat
• Compound
• Confection
• Curious
• Incense
• Onycha
• Perfumes
• Perpetual
• Smell
• Spices

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