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Legacy Standard Bible

Exodus 37:29

And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apothecary;   Incense;   Oil;   Ointment;   Thompson Chain Reference - Anointing Oil;   Apothecaries;   Arts and Crafts;   Oil;   Olive Oil;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Incense;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Apothecary;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ointment;   Perfume, Perfumer;   Purity-Purification;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Apothecary;   Leviticus;   Medicine;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Apothecary, Raqach;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Handicraft;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ointment;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Apothecary;   Oil, Anointing;   Perfume;   Spice;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
King James Version
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
Lexham English Bible
And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense—work of a perfumer.
New Century Version
Then he made the holy olive oil for appointing the priests and the pure, sweet-smelling incense. He made them like a person who mixes perfumes.
New English Translation
He made the sacred anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
Amplified Bible
He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.
New American Standard Bible
Then he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he made the holy anointing oyle, & the sweete pure incense after ye apothecaries arte.
Contemporary English Version
Bezalel mixed the oil for dedication and the sweet-smelling spices for the incense.
Complete Jewish Bible
He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of aromatic plant substances as would an expert perfume-maker.
Darby Translation
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of fragrant drugs, according to the work of the perfumer.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then he made the holy anointing oil. He also made the pure, sweet-smelling incense. These things were made the same way that a perfume maker would make them.
English Standard Version
He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.
George Lamsa Translation
And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of a perfumer.
Good News Translation
He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure sweet-smelling incense, mixed like perfume.
Christian Standard Bible®
He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant, and expertly blended incense.
Literal Translation
And he made the holy oil of anointing, and the pure incense of fragrant spices, the work of a perfumer.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he made the holy anoyntinge oyle, & the incense of pure spyces, after ye craft of the Apotecary.
American Standard Version
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
Bible in Basic English
And he made the holy oil and the perfume of sweet spices for burning, after the art of the perfume-maker.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he made the holy anoynting oyle, and the sweete pure incense, after the apoticaries craft.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
King James Version (1611)
And he made the holy anoynting oyle, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the worke of the Apothecary.
English Revised Version
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
Berean Standard Bible
He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He made also oile to the oynement of halewyng, and encense of swete smellynge spiceries, moost clene, bi the werk of `a makere of oynement.
Young's Literal Translation
and he maketh the holy anointing oil, and the pure spice-perfume -- work of a compounder.
Update Bible Version
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
World English Bible
He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
New King James Version
Exodus 30:22-38">[xr] He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.
New Living Translation
Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.
New Life Bible
And he made the holy oil for pouring, and the pure, sweet-smelling perfume of spices, the work of an able workman.
New Revised Standard
He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure fragrant incense, - the work of a perfumer.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer.
Revised Standard Version
He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.
THE MESSAGE
He also prepared with the art of a perfumer the holy anointing oil and the pure aromatic incense.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.

Contextual Overview

25Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high; its horns were of one piece with it. 26He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around. 27He made two golden rings for it under its molding, on its two sides—on opposite sides—as holders for poles with which to carry it. 28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 29And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he made: Exodus 30:23-38, Psalms 23:5, Psalms 92:10, Isaiah 11:2, Isaiah 61:1, Isaiah 61:3, John 3:34, 2 Corinthians 1:21, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 1 John 2:20, 1 John 2:27

incense: Exodus 30:34, Psalms 14:1, Psalms 14:2, Psalms 141:2, Hebrews 5:7, Hebrews 7:25, Revelation 8:3, Revelation 8:4

the apothecary: Ecclesiastes 10:1

Reciprocal: Exodus 30:25 - an holy Exodus 30:31 - an holy Exodus 31:11 - the anointing Exodus 39:38 - sweet incense Exodus 40:9 - the anointing oil Leviticus 10:1 - put incense Leviticus 16:12 - sweet incense Numbers 4:16 - the sweet 1 Chronicles 9:30 - of the sons Song of Solomon 4:6 - the mountain

Cross-References

Genesis 34:13
But Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, and thus they spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.
Genesis 37:34
So Jacob tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
Genesis 44:13
Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city.
Numbers 14:6
And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;
Judges 11:35
En net toe hy haar sien, skeur hy sy klere en sê: Ag, my dogter, jy druk my heeltemal neer, en jy stort my in die ongeluk! Want ek het my mond geopen teenoor die HERE, en ek kan nie terugtrek nie.
2 Kings 19:1
Now it happened that when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of Yahweh.
Job 1:20
Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped.
Joel 2:13
And tear your heart and not your garments."Now return to Yahweh your God,For He is gracious and compassionate,Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness,And relenting concerning evil.
Acts 14:14
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 37:29. He made the holy anointing oil — See this and the perfume, and the materials out of which they were made, described at large in the notes on Exodus 30:23-25 and Exodus 30:34-38. As this chapter also is a repetition of what has been mentioned in preceding chapters, the reader is desired to refer to them.


 
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