Exodus 30:26

Christian Standard Bible ®

“With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,

King James Version
And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,

Lexham English Bible
And you will anoint with it the tent of assembly and the ark of the testimony,

New Century Version
Put this oil on the Meeting Tent and the Ark of the Agreement,

New English Translation
"With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,

Amplified Bible
"You shall anoint the Tent of Meeting with it, and the ark of the Testimony,

New American Standard Bible
"And you shall anoint the tent of meeting with it, and the ark of the testimony,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou shalt anoynt the Tabernacle of the Congregation therewith, and the Arke of the Testimonie:

Legacy Standard Bible
And with it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony,

Contemporary English Version
for dedicating the tent and chest,

Complete Jewish Bible
Use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark for the testimony,

Darby Translation
And thou shalt anoint the tent of meeting with it, and the ark of the testimony,

Easy-to-Read Version
Pour this oil on the Meeting Tent and on the Box of the Agreement. This will show that these things have a special purpose.

English Standard Version
With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony,

George Lamsa Translation
And you shall anoint the tabernacle of the congregation with it, and the ark of the testimony,

Good News Translation
Use it to anoint the Tent of my presence, the Covenant Box,

Literal Translation
And you shall anoint with it the tabernacle of the congregation and the ark of the testimony,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there wt shalt thou anonynte the Tabernacle of wytnesse, & the Arke of wytnes,

American Standard Version
And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,

Bible in Basic English
This oil is to be put on the Tent of meeting, and on the ark of the law,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
It shalbe the oyle of holy oyntment, and thou shalt annoynt the tabernacle of the congregation therwith, and the arke of the testimonie,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,

King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt anoint the Tabernacle of the Congregation therewith, and the Arke of the Testimonie:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt anoint with it the tabernacle of witness, and the ark of the tabernacle of witness,

English Revised Version
And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,

Berean Standard Bible
Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Testimony,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schal anoynte therof the tabernacle of witnessyng, and the ark of testament, and the boord with hise vessels,

Young's Literal Translation
`And thou hast anointed with it the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,

Update Bible Version
And you shall anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation with it, and the ark of the testimony,

World English Bible
You shall use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,

New King James Version
With it you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and the ark of the Testimony;

New Living Translation
Use this sacred oil to anoint the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant,

New Life Bible
Pour it on the meeting tent and the box of the Law,

New Revised Standard
With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the covenant,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, - and the ark of the testimony;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And therewith thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the testimony, and the ark of the testament,

Revised Standard Version
And you shall anoint with it the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony,

THE MESSAGE
"Use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the Chest of The Testimony, the Table and all its utensils, the Lampstand and its utensils, the Altar of Incense, the Altar of Whole-Burnt-Offerings and all its utensils, and the Washbasin and its base. Consecrate them so they'll be soaked in holiness, so that anyone who so much as touches them will become holy.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony,

Contextual Overview

²²The Lord spoke to Moses: ²³“Take for yourself the finest spices: 12½ pounds of liquid myrrh, half as much (6¼ pounds) of fragrant cinnamon, 6¼ pounds of fragrant cane, ²⁴12½ pounds of cassia (by the sanctuary shekel), and a gallon of olive oil. ²⁵Prepare from these a holy anointing oil, a scented blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil. ²⁶“With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, ²⁷the table with all its utensils, the lampstand with its utensils, the altar of incense, ²⁸the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. ²⁹Consecrate them and they will be especially holy. Whatever touches them will be consecrated. ³⁰Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve me as priests. ³¹“Tell the Israelites: This will be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 40:9-15, Leviticus 8:10-12, Numbers 7:1, Numbers 7:10, Isaiah 61:1, Acts 10:38, 2 Corinthians 1:21, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 1 John 2:20, 1 John 2:27

Reciprocal: Exodus 29:36 - anoint it Ezekiel 28:14 - the anointed Matthew 23:17 - or

Cross-References

Genesis 29:30
Jacob slept with Rachel also, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

Genesis 30:19
Then Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.

Genesis 30:20
“God has given me a good gift,” Leah said. “This time my husband will honor me because I have borne six sons for him,” and she named him Zebulun.

Genesis 30:29
So Jacob said to him, “You know how I have served you and how your herds have fared with me.

Genesis 30:30
For you had very little before I came, but now your wealth has increased. The Lord has blessed you because of me. And now, when will I also do something for my own family?”

Genesis 30:38
He set the peeled branches in the troughs in front of the sheep—in the water channels where the sheep came to drink. And the sheep bred when they came to drink.

Genesis 30:41
Whenever the stronger of the flock were breeding, Jacob placed the branches in the troughs, in full view of the flocks, and they would breed in front of the branches.

Genesis 31:6
You know that with all my strength I have served your father

Genesis 31:26
Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and taken my daughters away like prisoners of war!

Genesis 31:31
Jacob answered, “I was afraid, for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shall anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith,.... It cannot be thought the whole of it should be anointed all over, but only a part of it for the whole; and this was either typical of the human nature of Christ, the true tabernacle God pitched, and not man, and which was anointed with the Holy Ghost; or of the church and people of God, who are an holy tabernacle or temple of the Lord, and who receive the unction from the Holy One:

and the ark of the testimony; the chest where the law was, and stood in the most holy place of the tabernacle; and was a type of the Messiah, the anointed One, in whose heart the law was, and who is the fulfilling end of it for righteousness.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare Exodus 37:29.

Exodus 30:23

Principal spices - i. e. the best spices.

Pure myrrh - Is a gum which comes from the stem of a low, thorny, ragged tree, that grows in Arabia Felix and Eastern Africa, called by botanists Balsamodendron myrrha. The word here rendered pure, is literally, “freely flowing”, an epithet which is explained by the fact that the best myrrh is said to exude spontaneously from the bark, while that of inferior quality oozes out in greater quantity from incisions made in the bark.

Five hundred shekels - Probably rather more than 15 1/4 lbs. See Exodus 38:24.

Cinnamon - is obtained from a tree allied to the laurel that grows in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and other islands of the Indian Ocean, known in Botany as the Cinnamomum zeylanicum. It is the inner rind of the tree dried in the sun. It was imported from India in very early times by the people of Ophir, and brought with other spices from the south part of Arabia by the trading caravans that visited Egypt and Syria. The mention of these spices in Exodus may be taken as the earliest notice we have connected with commerce with the remote East.

Two hundred and fifty shekels - about 7 lbs. 14 oz.

Sweet calamus - The fragrant cane (or rush) was probably what is now known in India as the Lemon Grass.

Exodus 30:24

Cassia - is the inner bark of an Indian tree (Cinnamomum cassia), which differs from that which produces cinnamon in the shape of its leaves and some other particulars. It was probably in ancient times, as it is at present, by far less costly than cinnamon, and it may have been on this account that it was used in double quantity.

An hin - Probably about six pints. See Leviticus 19:36.

Exodus 30:25

An oil of holy ointment - Rather, a holy anointing oil.

After the art of the apothecary - According to Jewish tradition, the essences of the spices were first extracted, and then mixed with the oil. The preparation of the anointing oil, as well as of the incense, was entrusted to Bezaleel Exodus 37:29, and the care of preserving it to Eleazar, the son of Aaron Numbers 4:16. In a later age, it was prepared by the sons of the priests 1 Chronicles 9:30.

Exodus 30:32

Upon man’s flesh - i. e. on the persons of those who were not priests who might employ it for such anointing as was usual on festive occasions (Psalms 104:15; Proverbs 27:9; Matthew 6:17, etc.).

Exodus 30:33

A stranger - See Exodus 29:33.

Cut off from his people - See Exodus 31:14.