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New American Standard Bible (1995)
Exodus 25:6
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oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,
Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
oil for the lamp, balsam oils for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
olive oil to burn in the lamps; spices for sweet-smelling incense, and the special olive oil poured on a person's head to make him a priest;
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for fragrant incense,
[olive] oil for lighting, balsam for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
oil for lighting, balsam oil for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
Oyle for the light, spices for anoynting oyle, and for the perfume of sweete sauour,
oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
olive oil for the lamp; sweet-smelling spices to mix with the oil for dedicating the tent and ordaining the priests;
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs;
oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and spices for the sweet-smelling incense.
oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
Oil for the lamps, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense;
oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
oil for the light, spices for the oil of anointing, and for the incense of perfumes;
oyle for lampes, spyces for the anoyntynge oyle, and for swete incense.
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
Oil for the light, spices for the sweet-smelling oil, sweet perfumes for burning;
Oyle for lyght, spyces for annoyntyng oyle and for sweete sence:
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
Oile for the light, spices for anointing oile, and for sweet incense:
and oil for the light, incense for anointing oil, and for the composition of incense,
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
oil for lighting; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
and trees of Sechym, and oile to liytis to be ordeyned, swete smellynge spiceries in to oynement, and encensis of good odour,
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the perfume of the spices,
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,
oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;
olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
lamp oil, spices for the oil used in worship and for perfumes,
oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
oil for giving light, - perfumes for the anointing oil, and for fragrant incense;
Oil to make lights: spices for ointment, and for sweetsmelling incense:
oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Oil for: Exodus 25:37, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 40:24, Exodus 40:25
spices: Exodus 30:23-38
Reciprocal: Exodus 30:34 - unto thee Exodus 38:6 - General Exodus 39:38 - sweet incense Numbers 4:16 - the oil 1 Kings 10:2 - spices
Cross-References
After Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Abram's wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife.
So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
She bore to him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.
It came about after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived by Beer-lahai-roi.
and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam
and Mishma and Dumah and Massa,
Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.
So she gave him her maid Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.
When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Oil for the light,.... For the light of the lamps in the candlestick: this was oil olive, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi, see Exodus 27:20,
spices for anointing oil; for the anointing of Aaron and his sons, and the tabernacle and its vessels, such as pure myrrh, sweet cinnamon, sweet calamus, and cassia:
and for sweet incense; as stacte, onycha, and galbanum; from whence they had this oil and these spices, it is not easy to say, unless they brought them out of Egypt with them; which is likely, since the deserts of Arabia could not furnish them with them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Yahweh had redeemed the Israelites from bondage. He had made a covenant with them and had given them laws. He had promised, on condition of their obedience, to accept them as His own “peculiar treasure,” as “a kingdom of priests and an holy nation” Exodus 19:5-6. And now He was ready visibly to testify that He made his abode with them. He claimed to have a dwelling for Himself, which was to be in external form a tent of goats’ hair Exodus 19:4, to take its place among their own tents, and formed out of the same material (see Exodus 26:7 note). The special mark of His presence within the tent was to be the ark or chest containing the Ten Commandments on two tables of stone Exodus 31:18, symbolizing the divine law of holiness, and covered by the mercy-seat, the type of reconciliation. Moses was divinely taught regarding the construction and arrangement of every part of the sanctuary. The directions which were given him are comprised in Exodus 25:1-11. The account of the performance of the work, expressed generally in the same terms, is given Exodus 35:21-33.
Moses is commanded to invite the people to bring their gifts for the construction and service of the sanctuary and for the dresses of the priests.
Exodus 25:2
An offering - The word is used here in its general sense, being equivalent to korban, κορβᾶν korban, (compare Mark 7:11). On the marginal rendering “heave offering,” see the note at Exodus 29:27.
That giveth it willingly with his heart - The public service of Yahweh was to be instituted by freewill offerings, not by an enforced tax. Compare 1 Chronicles 29:3, 1 Chronicles 29:9,1 Chronicles 29:14; Ezra 2:68-69; 2 Corinthians 8:11-12; 2 Corinthians 9:7. On the zeal with which the people responded to the call, see Exodus 35:21-29; Exodus 36:5-7.
Exodus 25:3
Gold, and silver, and brass - The supply of these metals possessed by the Israelites at this time probably included what they had inherited from their forefathers, what they had obtained from the Egyptians Exodus 12:35, and what may have been found amongst the spoils of the Amalekites Exodus 17:8-13. But with their abundant flocks and herds, it can hardly be doubted that they had carried on important traffic with the trading caravans that traversed the wilderness, some of which, most likely, in the earliest times were furnished with silver, with the gold of Ophir (or gold of Sheba, as it seems to have been indifferently called), and with the “brass” (the alloy of copper and tin, called bronze) of Phoenicia and Egypt. Compare Exodus 38:24 note.
Exodus 25:4
Blue, and purple, and scarlet - i. e. the material dyed with these colors. The Jewish tradition has been very generally received that this material was wool. Compare Hebrews 9:19 with Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, etc. When spun and dyed by the women, it was delivered in the state of yarn; and the weaving and embroidering was left to Aholiab and his assistants, Exodus 35:25, Exodus 35:35. The “blue” and “purple” dye are usually thought to have been obtained from shell-fish, the “scarlet” from the cochineal insect of the holm-oak.
Fine linen - The fine flax or the manufactured linen, for which Egypt was famous Ezekiel 27:7, and which the Egyptians were in the habit of using for dresses of state Genesis 41:42. It was used as the groundwork of the figured curtains of the tabernacle as well as of the embroidered hangings of the tent and the court. See Exodus 35:35.
Exodus 25:5
Rams’ skins dyed red - Skins tanned and colored like the leather now known as red morocco.
Badgers’ skins - Rather, leather, probably of a sky-blue color, formed from the skins of the תחשׁ tachash (a general name for marine animals), which was well adapted as a protection against the weather.
Shittim wood - The word שׁטים shı̂ṭṭâm is the plural form of שׁטה shı̂ṭâh, which occurs as the name of the growing tree, Isaiah 41:19. The tree is satisfactorily identified with the Acacia seyal, a gnarled and thorny tree, somewhat like a solitary hawthorn in its habit and manner of growth, but much larger. It flourishes in the driest situations, and is scattered more or less numerously over the Sinaitic Peninsula. It appears to be the only good wood produced in the wilderness. No other kind of wood was employed in the tabernacle or its furniture. In the construction of the temple cedar and fir took its place 1 Kings 5:8; 1 Kings 6:18; 2 Chronicles 2:8.
Exodus 25:6-7
See the notes to Exodus 27:0; Exodus 28:0; Exodus 30:0,
Exodus 25:8
sanctuary - i. e. a hallowed place. This is the most comprehensive of the words that relate to the place dedicated to Yahweh. It included the tabernacle with its furniture, its tent, and its court.
That I may dwell among them - The purpose of the sanctuary is here definitely declared by the Lord Himself. It was to be the constant witness of His presence among His people. Compare the marginal references.
Exodus 25:9
According to all that I shew thee - The tabernacle and all that pertained to it were to be in strict accordance with the ideas revealed by the Lord to Moses (compare Exodus 25:40; Exodus 26:30; Acts 7:44; Hebrews 8:5). The word here translated “pattern” is also used to denote the plans for the temple which were given by David to Solomon 1 Chronicles 28:11-12, 1 Chronicles 28:19; it is elsewhere rendered “form, likeness, similitude,” Deuteronomy 4:16-17; Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 8:10.
The tabernacle - The Hebrew word signifies the “dwelling-place.” It here denotes the wooden structure, containing the holy place and the most holy place, with the tent which sheltered it. See Exodus 26:1 note.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Exodus 25:6. Oil for the light — This they must have brought with them from Egypt, for they could not get any in the wilderness where there were no olives; but it is likely that this and some other directions refer more to what was to be done when in their fixed and settled residence, than while wandering in the wilderness.
Spices — To make a confection for sweet incense, abounded in different parts of these countries.
