Exodus 30 · Verse 37

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.
Exodus 30:37, King James Version

Exodus 30:37 in other translations

BSBYou are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.
WEBYou shall not make this incense, according to its composition, for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for the LORD.
ASVAnd 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.
YLT‘As to the perfume which thou makest, with its proper proportion ye do not make to yourselves, holy it is to thee to Jehovah;
DARBYAnd the incense that thou shalt make, ye shall not make for yourselves according to the proportions of it; it shall be unto thee holy to Jehovah.
BBEYou are not to make any perfume like it for yourselves: it is to be kept holy to the Lord.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Exodus 30:37 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 30:37 in the original Hebrew

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וְהַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙ve.ha.ke.To.retand the incenseH7004
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
תַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.Sehyou will makeH6213
בְּמַ֨תְכֻּנְתָּ֔הּbe.Mat.kun.Tahin proportion[s] itsH4971
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.Suyou must makeH6213
לָכֶ֑םla.Khemfor <the> yourselves
קֹ֛דֶשׁKo.desha holy thingH6944
תִּהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehit will beH1961
לְךָ֖le.Khato <the> you
לַיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Exodus 30:37

  • Exodus 29:37

    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.

  • Exodus 30:32-33

    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. Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.

  • Leviticus 2:3

    And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.

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it shall.
29:37; Le 2:3

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Context

  • 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.

  • Exodus 30:38

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

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Exodus 30:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Como la confección que harás, no os haréis otra según su composición: te será cosa sagrada para Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et quant à l’encens que tu feras, vous n’en ferez point pour vous selon les mêmes proportions: il sera, pour toi, saint, consacré à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Räucherwerk, das du machen sollst, nach dem Verhältnis seiner Bestandteile sollt ihr es euch nicht machen; heilig dem Jehova soll es dir sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Talem compositionem non facietis in usus vestros, quia sanctum est Domino.