The incense which you shall make, according to its composition you shall not make for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for Yahweh.
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The incense which you shall make, according to its composition you shall not make for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for Yahweh.
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And 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 the LORD.
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And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves; it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.
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Passages linked to Exodus 30:37 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 29:37 Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall be holy.
- Exodus 30:32-33 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.’ ”
- Leviticus 2:3 That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a most holy part of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Only dedicated to the use of the Tabernacle.
Only dedicated to the use of the Tabernacle.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And as for the perfume which thou shalt make,....…
And as for the perfume which thou shalt make,.... As above directed:
ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof; that is, for their own use, for the scenting of their rooms, or to snuff up, or smell to, as in the next verse:
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it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord; separated entirely for his service, to be burned upon his altar, and to be no otherwise used.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 37. thereof] i.e. of the incense described in v.…
37. thereof] i.e. of the incense described in v. 34.
37, 38. Incense of this composition to be used exclusively in the service of Jehovah. Cf. v. 32 f.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (37, 38) These instructions are similar to those given…
(37, 38) These instructions are similar to those given with respect to the holy oil (Exo_30:32-33). Neither of the two holy compounds were to be applied to any profane use.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 37, 38. Ye shall not make unto yourselves,…
Vers. 37, 38. Ye shall not make unto yourselves, etc. None shall be made by any man for private use according to the same recipe, since the compound, as described, is "holy unto the Lord." If any man does so, he shall be "cut off from among his peoplei.e. , "put to death by the civil authority." (see Exo_31:14)
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Yahweh continues to tell Moses what the people must do.
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you must not make any
The word "you" here refers to the people of Israel.
with the same formula
"with the same ingredients" or "with the same items." See how you translated this in Exodus 30:32.
It must be most holy to you
"You must consider it to be most holy"
perfume
This is a pleasant smelling liquid a person puts on his or her body.
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 how you translated this in Exodus 30:33. (See: Metaphor and Active or Passive)
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