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It is reserved for the LORD, and you must treat it as holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the incense that you shall make according to its composition, you shall not make for yourselves. It shall be for you holy to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And <i>as for</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But <i>as for</i> the incense which you shall make, you shall not make any for yourselves, according to its composition. It shall be to you holy for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same proportions for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same proportions for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same proportions for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same specifications for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same proportions for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for the incense you are making, you must not make any for yourselves using its formula. It is to be regarded by you as holy—belonging to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for the incense you are making, you must not make any for yourselves using its formula. It is to be regarded by you as sacred to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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 Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It is truly holy because it is dedicated to me, so don't ever make any for yourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Never make any incense for yourselves using this formula. Treat it as holy to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not use the same formula to make any incense like it for yourselves. Treat it as a holy thing dedicated to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are not to make the incense that you make in this formulation for your own use. It is to be holy to the LORD for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And the incense that you are to make, you must not make for yourselves using the same recipe; it is to be most holy to you, belonging to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The incense which you shall make, according to its composition you shall not make for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to its composition: it shall be to thee holy for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not make this incense, according to its composition, for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As for the incense which you make, you do not make [any] for yourselves in its proportion; it is holy to you for YHWH;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'As to the perfume which thou makest, with its proper proportion ye do not make to yourselves, holy it is to thee to Jehovah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the perfume which thou shalt make, according to its measure ye shall not make to you: it shall be holy to you for Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You shall not make such a composition for your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall not make such a compound for your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You may not make incense of a like mixture for yourselves; you must treat it as sacred to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you make incense according to this composition, you shall not make it for yourselves; it shall be regarded by you as holy to the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And as for the perfume which you shall make, you shall not make to yourselves according to its composition; it shall be to you holy for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And pound some of it and break it up and give some of it before the Testimony of the Time Tabernacle where I shall meet with you there; The Holy of Holies it shall be to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not make any for yourselves according to this composition; it shall be to you a holy thing for the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/30-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=8037" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">The Incense</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">36</span>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. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">You are never to use</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4971.htm" title="4971: bə·maṯ·kun·tāh (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Measurement, tally, proportion. Or mathkuneth; from takan in the transferred sense of measuring; proportion.">this formula</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯa·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/7004.htm" title="7004: wə·haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense. From qatar; a fumigation.">incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for yourselves;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">you shall regard it as holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">38</span>Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">Exodus 30:34-36</a></span><br />The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures, / and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-29.htm">Exodus 37:29</a></span><br />He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Leviticus 2:2</a></span><br />and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Leviticus 16:12-13</a></span><br />Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. / He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46</a></span><br />Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-3.htm">1 Kings 3:3</a></span><br />And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-29.htm">1 Chronicles 9:29-30</a></span><br />Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices. / And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a></span><br />May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13</a></span><br />Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a></span><br />What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Ezekiel 20:41</a></span><br />When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a></span><br />On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-7.htm">Matthew 26:7-13</a></span><br />a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table. / When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste? / This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3-9</a></span><br />While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head. / Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume? / It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as for the perfume which you shall make, you shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be to you holy for the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">ye shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32,33</a></b></br> Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make <i>any other</i> like it, after the composition of it: it <i>is</i> holy, <i>and</i> it shall be holy unto you… </p><p class="hdg">it shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-37.htm">Exodus 29:37</a></b></br> Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/2-3.htm">Leviticus 2:3</a></b></br> And the remnant of the meat offering <i>shall be</i> Aaron's and his sons': <i>it is</i> a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Composition</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Formula</a> <a href="/exodus/30-36.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/30-35.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/exodus/27-20.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/29-36.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/exodus/30-35.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Proportion</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Proportions</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/30-16.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Composition</a> <a href="/exodus/33-13.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Formula</a> <a href="/exodus/31-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/31-8.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/exodus/34-25.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/exodus/30-38.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-18.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-16.htm">Proportion</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Proportions</a> <a href="/exodus/30-38.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">The altar of incense</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-11.htm">The ransom of souls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-17.htm">The bronze basin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-22.htm">The holy anointing oil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">The composition of the incense</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves;</b><br>This command emphasizes the exclusivity and sanctity of the incense formula given to Moses. In the ancient Near East, incense was commonly used in religious rituals, symbolizing prayers ascending to the divine. The prohibition against personal use underscores the importance of distinguishing between the sacred and the common. This reflects the broader biblical principle of holiness, where certain things are set apart for God alone. The specific formula for the incense, detailed earlier in <a href="/exodus/30.htm">Exodus 30</a>, was intended solely for worship in the Tabernacle, highlighting the unique relationship between God and His people. This exclusivity can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament teaching that believers are to live lives set apart for God (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>).<p><b>you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.</b><br>The term "holy" signifies something that is consecrated and dedicated to God. In the context of the Tabernacle, holiness was a central theme, with various elements and rituals designed to reflect God's purity and separateness from sin. The incense, as a holy item, was part of the sacrificial system that pointed to the need for atonement and reconciliation with God. This concept of holiness is echoed throughout Scripture, where God's people are called to be holy as He is holy (<a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>). The incense can also be seen as a type of Christ, whose life and sacrifice were a pleasing aroma to God (<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>), symbolizing the perfect mediation between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the law and instructions from God on Mount Sinai, including the formula for the sacred incense.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given specific instructions on worship and the use of sacred items, including the incense.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where the incense was to be used.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who provided the commandments and instructions for worship, emphasizing His holiness and the sanctity of worship practices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where Moses received the law and instructions from God, including the formula for the sacred incense.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_worship.htm">Holiness in Worship</a></b><br>The specific formula for the incense and the command not to replicate it for personal use underscores the holiness required in worship. Worship is not a casual activity but a sacred encounter with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>The command to not make the incense for personal use teaches the importance of obedience to God's specific instructions. Our worship and lives should align with God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_uniqueness_of_god.htm">The Uniqueness of God</a></b><br>The incense being holy to the LORD signifies the uniqueness and set-apart nature of God. Our worship should reflect His uniqueness and not be mixed with secular or personal preferences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_incense.htm">Symbolism of Incense</a></b><br>Incense in the Bible often symbolizes prayer and the presence of God. This teaches us to approach God with reverence and purity in our prayers and worship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_incense.htm">What does the Bible say about using incense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_exodus_incense_found_elsewhere.htm">If the incense described in Exodus 30:34–38 was so unique, why don’t we see consistent evidence of its composition or its exclusive use in subsequent Israelite or neighboring cultures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_incense.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on incense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_misuse_of_anointing_oil_so_severe.htm">In Exodus 30:31–33, why would the penalty for misusing the anointing oil be so severe if it was simply a mix of available spices? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37, 38) These instructions are similar to those given with respect to the holy oil (<a href="/context/exodus/30-32.htm" title="On man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall you make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.">Exodus 30:32-33</a>). Neither of the two holy compounds were to be applied to any profane use.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 37, 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall not make unto yourselves</span>, 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 people" - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "put to death by the civil authority." (See <a href="/exodus/31-14.htm">Exodus 31:14</a>.) <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/30-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You are never to use</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this formula</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַ֨תְכֻּנְתָּ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·maṯ·kun·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4971.htm">Strong's 4971: </a> </span><span class="str2">Measurement, tally, proportion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to make</span><br /><span class="heb">תַעֲשׂ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">incense</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7004.htm">Strong's 7004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for yourselves;</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">you shall regard it as sacred</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֛דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/30-37.htm">Exodus 30:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/30-37.htm">Exodus 30:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/30-37.htm">Exodus 30:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/30-37.htm">Exodus 30:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/30-37.htm">Exodus 30:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/30-37.htm">Exodus 30:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/30-37.htm">Exodus 30:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/30-37.htm">Exodus 30:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/30-37.htm">Exodus 30:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/30-37.htm">Exodus 30:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">OT Law: Exodus 30:37 The incense which you shall make according (Exo. 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