Exodus 30 · Verse 32

Exodus 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.
Exodus 30:32, King James Version

Exodus 30:32 in other translations

BSBIt must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.
WEBIt 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.
ASVUpon 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.
YLTon flesh of man it is not poured, and with its proper proportion ye make none like it; it is holy; it is holy to you;
DARBYUpon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, after the preparation of it: it is holy — holy shall it be unto you.
BBEIt is not to be used for man's flesh, and no other is to be made like it: holy it is, and you are to keep it holy.
WebsterUpon 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 to you.

What does Exodus 30:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 30:23-33

23-33. Take thou also ... principal spices, &c.--Oil is frequently mentioned in Scripture as an emblem of sanctification, and anointing with it a means of designating objects as well as persons to the service of God. Here it is prescribed by divine authority, and the various ingredients in their several proportions described which were to compose the oil used in consecrating the furniture of the tabernacle. myrrh--a…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 30:22-38

Directions are here given for making the holy anointing oil, and the incense to be used in the service of the tabernacle. To show the excellency of holiness, there was this spiced oil in the tabernacle, which was grateful to the sight and to the smell. Christ's name is as ointment poured forth, So 1:3, and the good name of Christians is like precious ointment, Ec 7:1. The incense burned upon the golden altar was…

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Exodus 30:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַל\־'al-onH5921
בְּשַׂ֤רbe.Sar[the] body ofH1320
אָדָם֙'a.Dama personH120
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִיסָ֔ךְyi.Sakhit will be pouredH3251
וּבְמַ֨תְכֻּנְתּ֔וֹu.ve.Mat.kun.Toand in proportion[s] itsH4971
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.Suyou must makeH6213
כָּמֹ֑הוּka.Mo.hulike itH3644
קֹ֣דֶשׁKo.desh[is] a holy thingH6944
ה֔וּאHu'itH1931
קֹ֖דֶשׁKo.desha holy thingH6944
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961
לָכֶֽם\׃la.Khemto <the> you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 30:32

  • Exodus 30:25

    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.

  • Leviticus 21:10

    And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

  • Matthew 7:6

    Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

  • Exodus 30:37-38

    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. Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.

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Le 21:10; Mt 7:6
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25,37,38

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Context

  • Exodus 30:31

    And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

  • Exodus 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.

  • Exodus 30:33

    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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Exodus 30:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Sobre carne de hombre no será untado, ni haréis otro semejante, conforme á su composición: santo es; por santo habéis de tenerlo vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
on n’en versera pas sur la chair de l’homme, et vous n’en ferez point de semblable dans ses proportions: elle est sainte, elle vous sera sainte.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Auf keines Menschen Fleisch soll man es gießen, und nach dem Verhältnis seiner Bestandteile sollt ihr keines desgleichen machen; es ist heilig, heilig soll es euch sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Caro hominis non ungetur ex eo, et juxta compositionem ejus non facietis aliud, quia sanctificatum est, et sanctum erit vobis.