Exodus 30 · Verse 36

Exodus 30:36

And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
Exodus 30:36, King James Version

Exodus 30:36 in other translations

BSBGrind 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.
WEBYou shall beat some of it very small, and put some of it before the covenant in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be to you most holy.
ASVand thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
YLTand thou hast beaten some of it small, and hast put of it before the testimony, in the tent of meeting, whither I am met with thee; most holy it is to you.
DARBYAnd thou shalt beat some of it to powder, and put some of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
BBEAnd put some of it, crushed very small, in front of the ark in the Tent of meeting, where I will come face to face with you; it is to be most holy.
WebsterAnd thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be to you most holy:

What does Exodus 30:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 30:34-38

34-38. the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices--These were: stacte--the finest myrrh; onycha--supposed to be an odoriferous shell; galbanum--a gum resin from an umbelliferous plant. frankincense--a dry, resinous, aromatic gum, of a yellow color, which comes from a tree in Arabia, and is obtained by incision of the bark. This incense was placed within the sanctuary, to be at hand when the priest…

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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 30:36 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.

וְשָֽׁחַקְתָּ֣ve.sha.chak.Taand you will beat fineH7833
מִמֶּנָּה֮mi.me.Nahsome of itH4480
הָדֵק֒ha.Dekfinely <pulverize>H1854
וְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.Tahand you will putH5414
מִמֶּ֜נָּהmi.Me.nahsome of itH4480
לִפְנֵ֤יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הָעֵדֻת֙ha.'e.Dutthe testimonyH5715
בְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helin [the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhereH834
אִוָּעֵ֥ד'i.va.'EdI will meetH3259
לְךָ֖le.Kha<to> <the> you
שָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahthere <towards>H8033
קֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshholiness ofH6944
קָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.Shimholiness<es>H6944
תִּהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehit will beH1961
לָכֶֽם\׃la.Khemto <the> you

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Cross references for Exodus 30:36

  • Exodus 25:22

    And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

  • Leviticus 16:2

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

  • Exodus 16:34

    As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

  • Exodus 29:42-43

    This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.

  • Exodus 30:6

    And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

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the testimony.
16:34
where I will.
6; 25:22; 29:42,43; Le 16:2

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Context

  • Exodus 30:35

    And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:

  • Exodus 30:36

    And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.

  • Exodus 30:37

    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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Exodus 30:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y molerás alguna de ella pulverizándola, y la pondrás delante del testimonio en el tabernáculo del testimonio, donde yo te testificaré de mí. Os será cosa santísima.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu en pileras très fin, et tu en mettras sur le devant du témoignage dans la tente d’assignation, où je me rencontrerai avec toi: ce vous sera une chose très sainte.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und zerstoße davon zu Pulver, und lege davon vor das Zeugnis in das Zelt der Zusammenkunft, woselbst ich mit dir zusammenkommen werde; hochheilig soll es euch sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque in tenuissimum pulverem universa contuderis, pones ex eo coram tabernaculo testimonii, in quo loco apparebo tibi. Sanctum sanctorum erit vobis thymiama.