Focused Passage

Exodus 30:34-38

Incense, Atonement Money, Washing, Anointing Oil, and Holy Incense

The chapter moves from the altar of incense and its regular priestly service, to atonement money given during a census, to the bronze basin for priestly washing, to the sacred anointing oil used to consecrate the tabernacle and priests, and finally to the holy incense that must be made and used only for the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

34The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,

35and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

36Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.

37You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.

38Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 34

Original words

The LORD alsoיְהוָ֨הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularTakeקַח־H3947Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularfragrant spicesסַמִּ֗יםH5561Noun - masculine pluralgum resinנָטָ֤ף׀H5198Noun - masculine singularonychaוּשְׁחֵ֙לֶת֙H7827Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singulargalbanumוְחֶלְבְּנָ֔הH2464Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular-סַמִּ֖יםH5561Noun - masculine pluraland pureזַכָּ֑הH2134Adjective - feminine singularfrankincenseוּלְבֹנָ֣הH3828Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular-יִהְיֶֽה׃H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin equal measuresבַּ֥דH905Noun - masculine singular. . .בְּבַ֖דH905Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 35

Original words

and makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֹתָהּ֙H853Direct object marker | third person feminine singulara fragrant blend of incenseקְטֹ֔רֶתH7004Noun - feminine singular constructרֹ֖קַחרֹ֖קַחH7545Noun - masculine singular-מַעֲשֵׂ֣הH4639Noun - masculine singular constructthe work of a perfumerרוֹקֵ֑חַH7543Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularseasoned with saltמְמֻלָּ֖חH4414Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singularpureטָה֥וֹרH2889Adjective - masculine singularand holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃H6944Noun - masculine singular
Verse 36

Original words

Grindוְשָֽׁחַקְתָּ֣H7833Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularsome of itמִמֶּנָּה֮H4480Preposition | third person feminine singularinto fine powderהָדֵק֒H1854Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteand placeוְנָתַתָּ֨הH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularitמִמֶּ֜נָּהH4480Preposition | third person feminine singularin front ofלִפְנֵ֤יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe Testimonyהָעֵדֻת֙H5715Article | Noun - feminine singularin the Tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלH168Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דH4150Noun - masculine singularwhereאֲשֶׁ֛רH834Pronoun - relativeI will meetאִוָּעֵ֥דH3259Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singularwith youלְךָ֖Preposition | second person masculine singular. . .שָׁ֑מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularIt shall beתִּהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularmostקֹ֥דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singular constructholyקָֽדָשִׁ֖יםH6944Noun - masculine pluralto youלָכֶֽם׃Preposition | second person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • The Testimony refers to the stone tablets in the ark of the covenant inscribed with the Ten Commandments.
Verse 37

Original words

You are never to useתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular. . .לֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlethis formulaבְּמַ֨תְכֻּנְתָּ֔הּH4971Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularto makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralincenseוְהַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙H7004Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativefor yourselvesלָכֶ֑םPreposition | second person masculine pluralyou shall regard it as holyקֹ֛דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singular. . .תִּהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulartoלְךָ֖Preposition | second person masculine singularthe LORDלַיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 38

Original words

Anyoneאִ֛ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativemakesיַעֲשֶׂ֥הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularsomething likeכָמ֖וֹהָH3644Preposition | third person feminine singularit to enjoyלְהָרִ֣יחַH7306Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructits fragranceבָּ֑הּPreposition | third person feminine singularshall be cut offוְנִכְרַ֖תH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularfrom his peopleמֵעַמָּֽיו׃סH5971Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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