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It is to be salted and pure and sacred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Using the usual techniques of the incense maker, blend the spices together and sprinkle them with salt to produce a pure and holy incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and make an incense blended as by the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure <i>and</i> holy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall make of these an incense, a compound according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, <i>and</i> holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall make incense from it <i>all,</i> a skillful mixture, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure, <i>and</i> holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220With it you shall make incense, a perfume, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure, and holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And with it you shall make incense, a perfume, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure, <i>and</i> holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />With it you shall make incense, a perfume, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure, <i>and</i> holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and make incense with it, a perfume, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure and sacred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Prepare expertly blended incense from these; it is to be seasoned with salt, pure and holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Prepare expertly blended incense from these; it is to be seasoned with salt, pure and holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Have a perfumer make it into fragrant incense, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Use them to make incense, mixed like perfume. Add salt to keep it pure and holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to make it into a fragrant incense, expertly blended, pure, and holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and make it into an incense, a perfume, the work of a perfumer. It is to be finely ground, and pure and sacred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and you shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have made it an incense, a compound, work of a compounder, salted, pure, holy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast made it a perfume, a compound, work of a compounder, salted, pure, holy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And make it a perfume, an ointment, a work of the perfumer, salted, pure, holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt make incense compounded by the work of the perfumer, well tempered together, and pure, and most worthy of sanctification. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall make incense composed with the skills of a perfumer, diligently mixed, and pure, and most worthy of sanctification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and blend them into incense. This fragrant powder, expertly prepared, is to be salted and so kept pure and sacred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and make an incense blended as by the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall make it a perfume, a compound made by the work of the perfumer, tempered together, pure and holy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe: “Take to yourselves sweet spices: oil of myrrh and onycha and fragrant resin incense and frankincense; it shall be pure and balanced:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall make with it perfumed incense, tempered with the art of a perfumer, a pure holy work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/30-35.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=8018" 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">34</span>The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures, <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and make</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7004.htm" title="7004: qə·ṭō·reṯ (N-fsc) -- Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense. From qatar; a fumigation.">a fragrant blend of incense,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7545.htm" title="7545: rō·qaḥ (N-ms) -- Spice mixture, perfume. From Raqqown; an aromatic."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śêh (N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7543.htm" title="7543: rō·w·qê·aḥ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To mix or compound oil or ointment. A primitive root; to perfume.">the work of a perfumer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4414.htm" title="4414: mə·mul·lāḥ (V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms) -- To rub to pieces, pulverize, to disappear as dust, to salt.">seasoned with salt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">and holy.</a> </span><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.…<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="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.<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/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="/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="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46-47</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.” / So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-8.htm">Revelation 5:8</a></span><br />When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.<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="/luke/1-9.htm">Luke 1:9-11</a></span><br />he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. / And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside. / Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a></span><br />containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a></span><br />Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">2 Corinthians 2:14-16</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. / For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. / To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-4.htm">Isaiah 6:4</a></span><br />At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-11.htm">Ezekiel 8:11</a></span><br />Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">1 Chronicles 28:18</a></span><br />the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall make it a perfume, a confection after the are of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:</p><p class="hdg">perfume</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/27-9.htm">Proverbs 27:9</a></b></br> Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so <i>doth</i> the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-3.htm">Song of Solomon 1:3</a></b></br> Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name <i>is as</i> ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/3-6.htm">Song of Solomon 3:6</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?</p><p class="hdg">after the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Exodus 30:25</a></b></br> And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.</p><p class="hdg">tempered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a></b></br> And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Apothecary</a> <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Blend</a> <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Blended</a> <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Compound</a> <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Compounder</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-30.htm">Confection</a> <a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">Fragrant</a> <a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/30-27.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/exodus/29-40.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/exodus/30-33.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Perfume-Maker</a> <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Perfumer</a> <a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/genesis/19-26.htm">Salt</a> <a href="/mark/9-49.htm">Salted</a> <a href="/colossians/4-6.htm">Seasoned</a> <a href="/exodus/29-2.htm">Tempered</a> <a href="/exodus/28-7.htm">Together</a> <a href="/exodus/30-30.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/37-29.htm">Apothecary</a> <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Blend</a> <a href="/exodus/37-29.htm">Blended</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Compound</a> <a href="/exodus/37-29.htm">Compounder</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-30.htm">Confection</a> <a href="/exodus/31-11.htm">Fragrant</a> <a href="/exodus/30-36.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-4.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Perfume-Maker</a> <a href="/exodus/37-29.htm">Perfumer</a> <a href="/exodus/31-8.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/exodus/31-10.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Salt</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Salted</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-33.htm">Seasoned</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-27.htm">Tempered</a> <a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Together</a> <a href="/exodus/31-3.htm">Work</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'; 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The specific blend mentioned here was unique to the worship practices of Israel, setting them apart from surrounding nations. The fragrance was meant to be pleasing to God, reflecting the purity and devotion of the worshippers.<p><b>the work of a perfumer</b><br>Perfuming was a skilled trade in ancient times, requiring knowledge of various spices and resins. This phrase emphasizes the need for expertise and precision in creating the incense, indicating that worship should be approached with care and reverence. The perfumer's role highlights the importance of craftsmanship and dedication in service to God.<p><b>seasoned with salt</b><br>Salt was a common preservative and purifying agent in the ancient world. In the context of incense, it symbolizes the enduring and incorruptible nature of the covenant between God and Israel. Salt also represents purity and fidelity, echoing the call for holiness in worship. This connects to the broader biblical theme of believers being the "salt of the earth" (<a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a>).<p><b>pure and holy</b><br>Purity and holiness are central themes in the worship practices outlined in the Torah. The incense, being pure and holy, signifies the sanctity required in approaching God. This reflects the broader biblical narrative of God's holiness and the call for His people to be set apart. The incense serves as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate pure and holy offering, mediating 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 instructions for making the incense from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where the incense was to be used.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/perfumer.htm">Perfumer</a></b><br>The skilled artisan responsible for crafting the incense according to God's specific instructions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were to follow these instructions as part of their worship practices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave Moses the instructions for the Tabernacle and its furnishings, including the incense.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_worship.htm">Holiness in Worship</a></b><br>The incense was to be "pure and holy," reminding us that our worship should be set apart and pleasing to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail.htm">Attention to Detail</a></b><br>The specific instructions for the incense underscore the importance of obedience and precision in following God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_incense.htm">Symbolism of Incense</a></b><br>Incense represents prayer and worship, encouraging believers to offer their lives as a fragrant offering to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_skilled_artisans.htm">Role of Skilled Artisans</a></b><br>The mention of a perfumer highlights the value of using our God-given talents in service to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/salt_as_a_preservative.htm">Salt as a Preservative</a></b><br>The inclusion of salt in the incense blend symbolizes purity and preservation, reminding us of our call to be the salt of the earth.<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/why_is_'strange_incense'_banned_in_exodus_30_9.htm">In Exodus 30:9, why would burning 'strange incense' on the altar be severely prohibited without a clear scientific or historical explanation of the consequences?</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/why_no_evidence_of_leviticus_incense.htm">If Leviticus 16:12-13 insists on specific incense to prevent death, why is no physical evidence found of such a precise requirement in archaeological sites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_divine_appointment.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on incense?</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>(35) <span class= "bld">A confection after the art of the apothecary.</span>--See Note on <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm" title="And you shall make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the are of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.">Exodus 30:25</a>. Bezaleel's art was called in, both for the composition of the holy oil and of the holy incense (<a href="/exodus/37-29.htm" title="And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.">Exodus 37:29</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Tempered together.</span>--So the LXX., the Vulg., and the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan. But most moderns render "salted," or "mixed with salt." (See Buxtorf, Gesenius, Lee, Rosenmller, De Wette, Kalisch, Keil, &c.). The word used is capable of either meaning.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A confection after the art of the apothecary</span>. Like the holy oil, the incense was to be artistically compounded by one accustomed to deal with such ingredients. It was actually, in the first instance, the work of Bezaleel (Exodus 27:29). <span class="cmt_word">Tempered together</span>. This translation is supported by the authority of the Septuagint and the Vulgate, and is defended by Canon Cook. But the mass of modern critics is in favour of the translation "salted," or "with salt." (So Buxtorf, Gesenius, De Wette, Kalisch, Keil, etc.) If, nobel suggests "comminuted," identifying <span class="accented">malakh</span> with <span class="accented">marakh</span>. The point is not one of much importance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/30-35.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">and make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - 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">a fragrant blend of incense,</span><br /><span class="heb">קְטֹ֔רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ṭō·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<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">the work of a perfumer,</span><br /><span class="heb">רוֹקֵ֑חַ</span> <span class="translit">(rō·w·qê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7543.htm">Strong's 7543: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mix or compound oil or ointment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seasoned with salt,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְמֻלָּ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(mə·mul·lāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4414.htm">Strong's 4414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rub to pieces, pulverize, to disappear as dust, to salt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pure</span><br /><span class="heb">טָה֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and holy.</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹֽדֶשׁ׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/30-35.htm">Exodus 30:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/30-35.htm">OT Law: Exodus 30:35 And you shall make incense of it (Exo. 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