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

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

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

36 Grind 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.

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

38 Anyone 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

Cross-references

Psalms 141:2 Classic cross-references Leviticus 16:12 Classic cross-references Exodus 37:29 Classic cross-references Matthew 2:11 Classic cross-references Exodus 25:6 Classic cross-references Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 16:12-13 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 2:13 OliveGrove study links

Original words

The LORD also יְהוָ֨ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּאמֶר֩ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֜ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular Take קַח־ H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular fragrant spices סַמִּ֗ים H5561 Noun - masculine plural gum resin נָטָ֤ף׀ H5198 Noun - masculine singular onycha וּשְׁחֵ֙לֶת֙ H7827 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular galbanum וְחֶלְבְּנָ֔ה H2464 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular - סַמִּ֖ים H5561 Noun - masculine plural and pure זַכָּ֑ה H2134 Adjective - feminine singular frankincense וּלְבֹנָ֣ה H3828 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular - יִהְיֶֽה׃ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular in equal measures בַּ֥ד H905 Noun - masculine singular . . . בְּבַ֖ד H905 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 35

Cross-references

Exodus 30:25 Classic cross-references Leviticus 2:13 Classic cross-references Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 16:12-13 OliveGrove study links

Original words

and make וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֹתָהּ֙ H853 Direct object marker | third person feminine singular a fragrant blend of incense קְטֹ֔רֶת H7004 Noun - feminine singular construct רֹ֖קַח רֹ֖קַח H7545 Noun - masculine singular - מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה H4639 Noun - masculine singular construct the work of a perfumer רוֹקֵ֑חַ H7543 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular seasoned with salt מְמֻלָּ֖ח H4414 Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular pure טָה֥וֹר H2889 Adjective - masculine singular and holy קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ H6944 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 36

Cross-references

Exodus 25:22 Classic cross-references Exodus 16:34 Classic cross-references Numbers 17:4 Classic cross-references Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 16:12-13 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 2:13 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Grind וְשָֽׁחַקְתָּ֣ H7833 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular some of it מִמֶּנָּה֮ H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular into fine powder הָדֵק֒ H1854 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute and place וְנָתַתָּ֨ה H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular it מִמֶּ֜נָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular in front of לִפְנֵ֤י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the Testimony הָעֵדֻת֙ H5715 Article | Noun - feminine singular in the Tent בְּאֹ֣הֶל H168 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֔ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular where אֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Pronoun - relative I will meet אִוָּעֵ֥ד H3259 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular with you לְךָ֖ Preposition | second person masculine singular . . . שָׁ֑מָּה H8033 Adverb | third person feminine singular It shall be תִּהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular most קֹ֥דֶשׁ H6944 Noun - masculine singular construct holy קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים H6944 Noun - masculine plural to you לָכֶֽם׃ 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

Cross-references

Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 16:12-13 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 2:13 OliveGrove study links

Original words

You are never to use תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular . . . לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle this formula בְּמַ֨תְכֻּנְתָּ֔הּ H4971 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular to make תַעֲשׂ֖וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural incense וְהַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙ H7004 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative for yourselves לָכֶ֑ם Preposition | second person masculine plural you shall regard it as holy קֹ֛דֶשׁ H6944 Noun - masculine singular . . . תִּהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular to לְךָ֖ Preposition | second person masculine singular the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 38

Cross-references

Exodus 30:33 Classic cross-references Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 16:12-13 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 2:13 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Anyone אִ֛ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative makes יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular something like כָמ֖וֹהָ H3644 Preposition | third person feminine singular it to enjoy לְהָרִ֣יחַ H7306 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct its fragrance בָּ֑הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular shall be cut off וְנִכְרַ֖ת H3772 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular from his people מֵעַמָּֽיו׃ס H5971 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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