The Meaning of Exodus 30:38 Explained

Exodus 30:38

KJV: Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.

YLT: a man who maketh any like it -- to be refreshed by it -- hath even been cut off from his people.'

Darby: Whoever maketh like unto it, to smell it, shall be cut off from his peoples.

ASV: Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereof, he shall be cut off from his people.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Whosoever  shall make  like unto that, to smell  thereto, shall even be cut off  from his people. 

What does Exodus 30:38 Mean?

Study Notes

smell
What is condemned here is making worship a mere pleasure to the natural man, whether sensuous, as in beautiful music to please the ear, or eloquence, merely to give delight to the natural mind. (Cf) John 4:23 ; John 4:24 .

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 30:38 mean?

A man who makes [any] like it to smell it and he shall be cut off from his people -
אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה כָמ֖וֹהָ לְהָרִ֣יחַ בָּ֑הּ וְנִכְרַ֖ת מֵעַמָּֽיו ס

אִ֛ישׁ  A  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה  makes 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כָמ֖וֹהָ  [any]  like  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: כְּמֹו  
Sense: like, as, the like of which conj.
לְהָרִ֣יחַ  to  smell 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: רִיחַ  
Sense: (Hiphil) to smell, scent, perceive odour, accept.
וְנִכְרַ֖ת  and  he  shall  be  cut  off 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּרַת  
Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
מֵעַמָּֽיו  from  his  people 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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