Exodus 30:33 — Meaning and Application

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

Exodus 30:33

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

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.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; {these} sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like {weight}:

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

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Exodus 30:1

"And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: {of} shittim wood shalt thou make it."

Exodus 30:2

"A cubit {shall be} the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits {shall be} the height thereof: the horns thereof {shall be} of the same."

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. {top: Heb. roof} {sides: Heb. walls}"

Exodus 30:4

"And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make {it}; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. {corners: Heb. ribs}"

Exodus 30:5

"And thou shalt make the staves {of} shittim wood, and overlay them with gold."

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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