Exodus 39 · Verse 38

Exodus 39:38

And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
Exodus 39:38, King James Version

Exodus 39:38 in other translations

BSBthe gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
WEBthe golden altar, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door of the Tent,
ASVand the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door of the Tent;
YLTAnd the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the spice-perfume, and the covering of the opening of the tent;
DARBYand the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the incense of fragrant drugs; and the curtain for the entrance of the tent;
BBEAnd the gold altar, and the holy oil, and the sweet perfume for burning, and the curtain for the doorway of the tent;
WebsterAnd the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle-door,

What does Exodus 39:38 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 39:32-43

The tabernacle was a type or emblem of Jesus Christ. As the Most High dwelt visibly within the sanctuary, even on the ark, so did he reside in the human nature and tabernacle of his dear Son; in Christ dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, Col 2:9. The tabernacle was a symbol of every real Christian. In the soul of every true follower of the Saviour the Father dwells, the object of his worship, and the author…

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Exodus 39:38 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִזְבַּ֣חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196
הַזָּהָ֔בha.za.Hav<the> goldH2091
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
שֶׁ֣מֶןShe.men[the] oil ofH8081
הַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.Chah<the> anointingH4888
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
קְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.ret[the] incense ofH7004
הַסַּמִּ֑יםha.sa.Mimthe perfume<s>H5561
וְאֵ֕תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מָסַ֖ךְma.Sakh[the] screen ofH4539
פֶּ֥תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607
הָאֹֽהֶל\׃ha.'O.helthe tentH168

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

Cross references for Exodus 39:38

  • Exodus 30:7

    And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

  • Exodus 31:11

    And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

  • Exodus 37:29

    And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

  • Exodus 30:3

    And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

  • Exodus 25:6

    Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

  • Exodus 35:8

    And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

  • 2 Chronicles 2:4

    Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sweet incense. Heb. the incense of sweet spice.
25:6; 30:7; 31:11; 35:8; 37:29; 2Ch 2:4

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Context

  • Exodus 39:37

    The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,

  • Exodus 39:38

    And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,

  • Exodus 39:39

    The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

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Exodus 39:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el altar de oro, y el aceite de la unción, y el perfume aromático, y el pabellón para la puerta del tabernáculo;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et l’autel d’or, et l’huile de l’onction, et l’encens des drogues odoriférantes; et le rideau de l’entrée de la tente;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und den goldenen Altar und das Salböl und das wohlriechende Räucherwerk; und den Vorhang vom Eingange des Zeltes;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et tentorium in introitu tabernaculi;