You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations. It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, and do not make any like it, according to its composition. It is holy. It shall be holy to you. Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
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Moreover Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Also take fine spices: of liquid myrrh, five hundred shekels; and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty; and of fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty; and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of olive oil. You shall make it into a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil. You shall use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the table and all its articles, the lamp stand and its accessories, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its base. You shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy. You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations. It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, and do not make any like it, according to its composition. It is holy. It shall be holy to you. Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
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You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations.
It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, and do not make any like it, according to its composition. It is holy. It shall be holy to you.
Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
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And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.
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And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shall be a holy anointing oil unto Me throughout your generations.
Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof; it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.'
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Cross-references (21)
- Exodus 30:25 (v32) You shall make it into a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.
- Exodus 30:38 (v33) Whoever shall make any like that, to smell of it, he shall be cut off from his people.”
- Genesis 17:14 (v33) The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my…
- Exodus 12:15 (v33) “ ‘Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away yeast out of your houses, for whoever eats leavened…
- Leviticus 21:10 (vv31–32) “ ‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the…
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- Exodus 12:19 (v33) There shall be no yeast found in your houses for seven days, for whoever eats that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the…
- Exodus 29:33 (v33) They shall eat those things with which atonement was made, to consecrate and sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat of it, because…
- Exodus 30:37-38 (v32) The incense which you shall make, according to its composition you shall not make for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for Yahweh.…
- Exodus 37:29 (v31) He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
- Leviticus 7:20-21 (v33) but the soul who eats of the meat of the sacrifice of peace offerings that belongs to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul…
- Leviticus 8:12 (v31) He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
- Leviticus 17:4 (v33) and hasn’t brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to offer it as an offering to Yahweh before Yahweh’s tabernacle: blood shall be…
- Leviticus 17:9 (v33) and doesn’t bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to Yahweh, that man shall be cut off from his people.
- Leviticus 19:8 (v33) but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh, and that soul shall be cut off from his…
- Leviticus 23:29 (v33) For whoever it is who shall not deny himself in that same day shall be cut off from his people.
- Numbers 9:13 (v33) But the man who is clean, and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people. Because he…
- Psalms 89:20 (v31) I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,
- Matthew 7:6 (v32) “Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and…
- Luke 12:1-2 (v33) Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his…
- Hebrews 10:26-29 (v33) For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins, but a certain…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv32–33 Neither at their burials nor otherwise.
Neither at their burials nor otherwise.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv32–33 Exo 30:32 Upon man’s flesh shall it not be…
Exo 30:32 Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make [any other] like it, after the composition of it: it [is] holy, [and] it shall be holy unto you.
Ver. 32. Upon man’s flesh.] A Latine Postiller hence infers, in a hyperbolical sense, that priests are angels, not having human flesh.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv31–33 i.e. Reserved for my service alone, not employed to…
i.e. Reserved for my service alone, not employed to any profane or civil use, as it follows.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv31–33 And thou shall speak unto the children of Israel,....…
And thou shall speak unto the children of Israel,.... When he was come down from the mount, and gave the instructions about the making and using of this oil:
saying, this shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations; Abarbinel, and other Jewish writers, conclude from hence, that this same oil, which was made by Moses, lasted throughout the generations to the times of Josiah, when it was hid with other things; but this, notion is justly exploded by Aben Ezra; it is not probable, that so small a quantity that was now made, which is supposed by some to be no more than a gallon and a half of wine measure, should suffice so long: it does not seem to be more than what was sufficient for present use; for the anointing of so many persons, and things as were anointed, and much less to be sufficient for the anointing of priests and kings in after times, until that period. This cannot be supposed without a miraculous interposition, to which the Talmudists (z) fly, and observe, that there were many miracles in this affair; but there is no need to have recourse to them, since, for aught that is said, it might be made again in like manner for sacred uses, which is meant by the phrase "unto me"; though it might not be made for any other use, private or profane.
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(z) Massachet Cerithot, fol. 5. 2. & Horayot, fol. 11. 2.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv31–33 Holy unto me, or set apart for the persons…
Holy unto me, or set apart for the persons and things employed in my service. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv31–33 31. throughout your generations] See on Exo_12:14.
31. throughout your generations] See on Exo_12:14.
31–33. The oil thus prepared to be reserved exclusively for the sacred purposes thus specified.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v32 (32) Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured—i.e.,…
(32) Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured—i.e., it shall not be in ordinary use as an unguent—a mere “man,” who is not a priest, shall not apply it to his private use. It shall be reserved altogether for holy purposes.
Neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it—i.e., after the recipe given in Exo_30:23-25. The ingredients might be used in unguents separately—they might even be so used when united in some different proportions from those laid down for the “holy ointment”—but in the proportions fixed for the holy oil they must have no secular employment.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv32–33 Upon man"s flesh shall it not be pouredi.e. ,…
Upon man"s flesh shall it not be pouredi.e. , "it shall not be used by any privately as a mere unguent, but shall be reserved wholly for sacred purposes." Neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it. Rather, "after its proportion." The Israelites were not forbidden the use of the different materials in their unguents, or even the combination of the same materials, provided they varied the proportions. The object is simply that the holy oil should remain a thing separate and apart, never applied to any but a holy use.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v31 Anointing oil, type of the Holy Spirit for service…
oil
Anointing oil, type of the Holy Spirit for service Act 1:8.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v32 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh continues telling Moses what Moses must tell the people.
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It must not be applied to people's skin
This can be stated in active form. AT: "You must not put the anointing oil that is dedicated to Yahweh on a person's skin" (See: Active or Passive)
with the same formula
"with the same ingredients" or "with the same items"
that person must be cut off from his people
The metaphor "cut off" has at least three possible meanings. They can be expressed in active form: 1) "I will no longer consider him to be one of the people of Israel" 2) "the people of Israel must send him away" or 3) "the people of Israel must kill him." (See: Metaphor and Active or Passive)
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set apart
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cut off
people group
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v33 30:33 cut off from the community: Either by death…
30:33 cut off from the community: Either by death or by expulsion.
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