The Meaning of Exodus 30:37 Explained

Exodus 30:37

KJV: And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.

YLT: 'As to the perfume which thou makest, with its proper proportion ye do not make to yourselves, holy it is to thee to Jehovah;

Darby: And the incense that thou shalt make, ye shall not make for yourselves according to the proportions of it; it shall be unto thee holy to Jehovah.

ASV: And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves: it shall be unto thee holy for Jehovah.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 30:37?

MEANING: What does Exodus 30:37 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 30:37 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 30:37?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And [as for] the perfume  which thou shalt make,  ye shall not make  to yourselves according to the composition  thereof: it shall be unto thee holy  for the LORD. 

What does Exodus 30:37 Mean?

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 30:37 mean?

But [as for] the incense which you shall make according to its composition not you shall make any for yourselves Holy it shall be to you for Yahweh
וְהַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה בְּמַ֨תְכֻּנְתָּ֔הּ לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ לָכֶ֑ם קֹ֛דֶשׁ תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ לַיהוָֽה

וְהַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙  But  [as  for]  the  incense 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: קְטֹרֶת  
Sense: incense, smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice.
תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה  you  shall  make 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בְּמַ֨תְכֻּנְתָּ֔הּ  according  to  its  composition 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מַתְכֹּנֶת  
Sense: measurement, proportion, tale.
תַעֲשׂ֖וּ  you  shall  make  any 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לָכֶ֑ם  for  yourselves 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
קֹ֛דֶשׁ  Holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
תִּהְיֶ֥ה  it  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְךָ֖  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
לַיהוָֽה  for  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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