The Meaning of Exodus 30:31 Explained

Exodus 30:31

KJV: And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

YLT: 'And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, A holy anointing oil is this to Me, to your generations;

Darby: And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, A holy anointing oil shall this be unto me throughout your generations.

ASV: And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 30:31?

MEANING: What does Exodus 30:31 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 30:31 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 30:31?

What is the context of Exodus 30:31?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

What does Exodus 30:31 Mean?

Study Notes

oil
Anointing oil, type of the Holy Spirit for service Acts 1:8 .

Context Summary

Exodus 30:22-38 - The Anointing Oil And The Incense

The anointing oil was extremely rich and costly. Pure myrrh; sweet cinnamon, imported probably from Sumatra or China; sweet calamus, the product of India or Mesopotamia; cassia, from Java, were the principal ingredients. Such a combination must have produced a delightful fragrance! The use of this oil was restricted to the holy service of the Tabernacle, and reminds us of "the unction of the Holy One"-i.e., the anointing by the Holy Spirit. See Leviticus 8:10-12 and 1 John 2:20.

Christ is the Anointed, and He sheds the oil of joy on our heads, as one by one we yield ourselves to His service. See Acts 2:33. The oil was not to be poured on "the flesh of man." We must deny the flesh, with its affections and lusts, that we may be filled with the Spirit. Calvary before Pentecost!

The incense also was carefully prepared, and thus we are taught that prayers should not be uttered rashly or lightly; but with reverence, deliberation and forethought. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 30

¹ The altar of incense
¹¹ The ransom of souls
¹⁷ The bronze basin
²² The holy anointing oil
³⁴ The composition of the incense

What do the individual words in Exodus 30:31 mean?

And to the sons of Israel you shall speak saying a oil anointing holy shall be this to Me throughout your generations

וְאֶל־ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר שֶׁ֠מֶן מִשְׁחַת־ קֹ֨דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֥ה זֶ֛ה לִ֖י לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם

וְאֶל־	And to
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בְּנֵ֥י	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
תְּדַבֵּ֣ר	you shall speak
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
לֵאמֹ֑ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שֶׁ֠מֶן	a oil
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֶׁמֶן Sense: fat, oil.
מִשְׁחַת־	anointing
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מִשְׁחָה Sense: consecrated portion, anointing oil, portion, ointment, anointing portion.
קֹ֨דֶשׁ	holy
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: קֹדֶשׁ Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
יִהְיֶ֥ה	shall be
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
זֶ֛ה	this
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
לִ֖י	to Me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם	throughout your generations
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: דֹּור Sense: period, generation, habitation, dwelling.

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