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Exodus 30:26

And therewith thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the testimony, and the ark of the testament,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Altar;   Anointing;   Ark;   Church;   Ointment;   Shewbread (Showbread);   Tabernacle;   Thompson Chain Reference - Anointing;   Ark;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Altar of Incense;   Anointing, Sacred;   Ark of the Covenant;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Anointing;   Ointments;   Perfumes;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Anointing;   Oil;   Spices;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Fruit;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Anoint;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Hananiah;   High Priest;   King;   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cosmetics;   Messiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Holiness;   Medicine;   Tabernacle;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ointment, the Holy;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Myrrh;   Oil;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Anointing;   High priest;   Priest;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Anointing,;   Perfumes;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Oil, Anointing;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Anointing;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Calamus;   Consecration;   Priestly Code;  

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,
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;
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 And the Lord spoke to Moses, 23 Saying: Take spices, of principal and chosen myrrh five hundred sicles, and of cinnamon half so much; that is, two hundred and fifty sicles, of calamus in like manner two hundred and fifty, 24 And of cassia five hundred sicles by the weight of the sanctuary, of oil of olives the measure hin: 25 And thou shalt make the holy oil of unction, an ointment compounded after the art of the perfumer, 26 And therewith thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the testimony, and the ark of the testament, 27 And the table with the vessels thereof, the candlestick and furniture thereof, the altars of incense, 28 And of holocaust, and all the furniture that belongeth to the service of them. 29 And thou shalt sanctify all, and they shall be most holy: he that shall touch them shall be sanctified. 30 Thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and shalt sanctify them, that they may do the office of priesthood unto me. 31 And thou shalt say to the children of Israel: This oil of unction shall be holy 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 having at length obtained the marriage he wished for, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and served with him other seven years.
Genesis 30:19
And Lia conceived again, and bore the sixth son,
Genesis 30:20
And said: God hath endowed me with a good dowry; this turn also my husband will be with me, because I have borne him six sons: and therefore she called his name Zabulon.
Genesis 30:29
But he answered: Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how great thy possession hath been in my hands.
Genesis 30:30
Thou hadst but little before I came to thee, and now thou art become rich: and the Lord hath blessed thee at my coming. It is reasonable, therefore, that I should now provide also for my own house.
Genesis 30:38
And he put them in the troughs, where the water was poured out; that when the flocks should come to drink, they might have the rods before their eyes, and in the sight of them might conceive.
Genesis 30:41
So when the ewes went first to ram, Jacob put the rods in the troughs of water before the eyes of the rams, and of the ewes, that they might conceive while they were looking upon them.
Genesis 31:6
And you know that I have served your father to the uttermost of my power.
Genesis 31:26
And he said to Jacob: Why hast thou done thus, to carry away, without my knowledge, my daughters as captives taken with the sword?
Genesis 31:31
Jacob answered: That I departed unknown to thee, it was for fear lest thou wouldst take away thy daughters 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.


 
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