Exodus 30:26

King James Version

And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and 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,

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,

Christian Standard Bible®
“With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,

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

²² Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, ²³ Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, ²⁴ And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: ²⁵ And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. ²⁶ And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, ²⁷ And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, ²⁸ And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. ²⁹ And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. ³⁰ And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. ³¹ And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me 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
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

Genesis 30:19
And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

Genesis 30:20
And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

Genesis 30:29
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

Genesis 30:30
For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

Genesis 30:38
And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

Genesis 30:41
And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

Genesis 31:6
And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

Genesis 31:26
And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?

Genesis 31:31
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

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.