Exodus 30
Overview
30:1 The altar of incense;
30:11 The ransom of souls;
30:17 The brazen laver;
30:22 The holy anointing oil;
30:34 The composition of the incense. Verse 1The Samaritan inserts the first ten verses of this chapter after Exodus 26:32.an altar30:7, 30:8, 30:10, 37:25-28, 40:5; Leviticus 4:7, 4:18; 1 Kings 6:20; 2 Chronicles 26:16; Revelation 8:3 to burn incenseWhere so many sacrifices were offered, it was essentially necessary to have some pleasing perfume to counteract the disagreeable smells that must have arisen from the slaughter of so many animals, the burning of so much flesh, the sprinkling of the blood. No blood was ever sprinkled on this altar, except once a year, on the grand day of expiation. It was called also the golden altar - Numbers 4:11
and the incense was as constantly burnt on it every day, as the morning and evening sacrifice of a lamb was burnt on the brazen altar.ReciprocalExodus 31:8 - the altar; 35:15 - the incense; 40:26 - General; Leviticus 10:1 - put incense; 16:13 - And he; Numbers 3:31 - the altars; 1 Kings 6:22 - also; 7:48 - the altar; 1 Chronicles 6:49 - Aaron; 28:18 - the altar; 2 Chronicles 4:19 - the golden; 13:11 - sweet incense; 32:12 - one altar; Isaiah 65:3 - altars; Ezekiel 41:22 - altar; Luke 1:11 - the altar; Revelation 8:4 - General
Verse 2the hornsExodus 27:2Reciprocal29:12 - the horns Verse 3overlay itExodus 25:11, 25:24 topHeb. roofsidesHeb. wallsReciprocal25:25 - a golden crown to the border; 37:2 - General; 1 Kings 6:22 - also; Ezekiel 43:17 - and the border Verse 4ringsExodus 25:12, 25:14, 25:27, 26:29, 27:4, 27:7 two cornersHeb. ribsReciprocal27:6 - staves for the altar Verse 5Exodus 25:13, 25:27Reciprocal36:31 - General; 1 Kings 6:22 - also Verse 6veilExodus 26:31-35, 40:3, 40:5, 40:26; Matthew 27:51; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 before the mercy seat that is over the testimony The words העדת על אשׁר הכפרת לפני, liphney haccapporeth asher al haaiduth, "before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony," are thought to be a repetition of the preceding clause, הערת ארן על אשׁר הפרכת לפני, liphney happarocheth asher al aron haaiduth, "before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony; the word הפרכת, [H6532], happarocheth, "the vail," being corrupted, by transposing the letters into הכפרת, [H3727], hacapporeth, "the mercy-seat," and the word ארן, [H727], hacapporeth, "the mercy-seat," and the word, [H727], aron, "ark," omitted. This repetition, as Dr. Kennicott observes, places the altar of incense before the mercy-seat, and consequently in the Holy of Holies! Now this could not be, as the altar of incense was attended every day, and the Holy of Holies entered only once in the year. The five words which appear to be a repetition are wanting in twenty-six of Kennicott's and Rossi's manuscripts and in the Samaritan Text. Exodus 25:21, 25:22; Leviticus 16:13; 1 Chronicles 28:11; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 I willExodus 30:36, 29:42, 29:43; Numbers 17:4ReciprocalExodus 3:18 - met; 16:34 - General; 25:16 - General; 36:35 - veil of blue; Leviticus 21:23 - go in; 1 Kings 6:22 - also; 1 Chronicles 23:13 - to burn incense; Isaiah 64:5 - meetest Verse 7sweet incenseHeb. incense of spices, Exodus 30:34-38 dresseth27:20, 27:21; 1 Samuel 2:28, 3:3; 1 Chronicles 23:13; Luke 1:9; Acts 6:4ReciprocalExodus 30:1 - an altar; 39:38 - sweet incense; 40:27 - General; Leviticus 16:13 - And he; Numbers 7:14 - incense; 16:46 - an atonement; 18:5 - And ye; Deuteronomy 33:10 - they shall put incense; 1 Kings 9:25 - he burnt; 2 Chronicles 2:4 - to burn; 26:18 - to the priests; Psalm 141:2 - as incense; Isaiah 43:24 - no sweet; Habakkuk 3:1 - the priests Verse 8lightethor, setteth up, Heb. causeth to ascendat evenHeb. between the two evens. Exodus 12:6 *marg.a perpetualRomans 8:34; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1ReciprocalExodus 25:37 - they shall; 27:20 - to cause the lamp; 27:21 - Aaron; 29:42 - a continual; 30:1 - an altar; Leviticus 16:13 - And he; Numbers 7:14 - incense; Deuteronomy 33:10 - they shall put incense; 1 Samuel 3:3 - the lamp; 2 Chronicles 26:18 - to the priests; Song of Songs 4:6 - the mountain; Ezekiel 41:22 - before; Luke 1:9 - his; Habakkuk 3:1 - the priests Verse 9Leviticus 10:1Reciprocal23:13 - the drink; Numbers 28:7 - to be poured Verse 10AaronExodus 29:36, 29:37; Leviticus 16:18, 16:29, 16:30, 23:27; Habakkuk 1:3, 3:1, 3:1, 3:1, 3:1 sin offeringLeviticus 16:5, 16:6ReciprocalExodus 29:14 - it is a; 30:1 - an altar; Leviticus 4:3 - for a sin; 16:34 - once a year; 1 Chronicles 6:49 - make an atonement; Habakkuk 3:1 - a remembrance Verse 11ReciprocalNehemiah 10:32 - the third part Verse 12takestExodus 38:25, 38:26; Numbers 1:2-5, 26:2-4; 2 Samuel 24:1 their numberHeb. them that are to be numbereda ransomNumbers 31:50; 2 Chronicles 24:6; Job 33:24, 36:18; Psalm 49:7; Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45; 1 Timothy 2:6; 1 Peter 1:18, 1:19 no plague2 Samuel 24:2-15; 1 Chronicles 21:12, 21:14, 27:24ReciprocalExodus 21:30 - for the ransom; 30:15 - give less than; 2 Kings 12:4 - even the money Verse 13a shekel isLeviticus 27:25; Numbers 3:47; Ezekiel 45:12 an half shekelExodus 38:26; Matthew 27:24 *Gr.ReciprocalGenesis 23:16 - four; Exodus 38:24 - the shekel; Leviticus 5:15 - the shekel; 27:3 - after the; Numbers 7:13 - the shekel; 18:16 - which is; Matthew 17:24 - tribute Verse 14from twentyNumbers 1:3, 1:18, 1:20, 14:29, 26:2, 32:11ReciprocalExodus 38:24 - the shekel; Ezekiel 45:16 - the people Verse 15richJob 34:19; Proverbs 22:2; Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 3:25 give moreHeb. multiplygive less thanHeb. diminish, an atonement. Exodus 30:12; Leviticus 17:11; Numbers 31:50; 2 Samuel 21:3ReciprocalGenesis 23:15 - shekels; Exodus 38:26 - bekah; Leviticus 14:29 - General; Ezekiel 45:16 - the people Verse 16appointExodus 38:25-31; Nehemiah 10:32, 10:33 a memorialExodus 12:14; Numbers 16:40; Luke 22:19ReciprocalExodus 38:26 - bekah; Leviticus 2:2 - the memorial; 14:29 - General; Numbers 10:10 - a memorial; 31:50 - an atonement; 31:54 - a memorial; Joshua 4:7 - memorial Verse 17Reciprocal1 Kings 7:38 - ten lavers Verse 18a laverExodus 31:9, 38:8; Leviticus 8:11; 1 Kings 7:23, 7:38; 2 Chronicles 4:2, 4:6, 4:14, 4:15; Zechariah 13:1; Titus 3:5 *Gr: 1 John 1:7 put itExodus 40:7, 40:30-32Reciprocal29:4 - wash them; 35:16 - the laver; Numbers 5:17 - holy water Verse 19Exodus 40:31, 40:32; Psalm 26:6; Isaiah 52:11; John 13:8-10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Titus 3:5; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; Revelation 1:5, 1:6

Verse 20die notExodus 12:15; Leviticus 10:1-3, 16:1, 16:2; 1 Samuel 6:19; 1 Chronicles 13:10; Psalm 89:7; Acts 5:5, 5:10; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1ReciprocalExodus 40:32 - as the Lord; Leviticus 16:4 - therefore; Psalm 26:6 - wash Verse 21a statuteExodus 28:43

Verse 22ReciprocalExodus 35:15 - the incense Verse 23thee principalExodus 37:29; Psalm 45:8; Proverbs 7:17; Song of Songs 1:3, 1:13, 4:14; Jeremiah 6:20; Ezekiel 27:19, 27:22 pure myrrhMyrrh is a white gum, issuing from the trunk and larger branches of a thorny tree resembling the acacia, growing in Arabia, Egypt, and Abyssinia. Its taste is extremely bitter; but its smell, though strong, is agreeable; and it entered into the composition of the most costly ointments among the ancients. The epithet deror, rendered pure, properly denotes fluid, from the Arabic darra, to flow; by which is meant the finest and most excellent kind, called stacte, which issues of itself from the bark without incision.cinnamonKinnamon bosem, odoriferous or spicy cinnamon, is the bark of the canella, a small tree of the size of a willow growing in the island of Ceylon.sweet calamusKenaih bosem, calamus aromaticus, or odoriferous cane, is a reed growing in Egypt, Syria, and India, about two feet in height, bearing from the root a knotted stalk, quite round, containing in its cavity a soft white pith. It is said to scent the air while growing; and when cut down, dried, and powdered, makes an ingredient in the richest perfumes.ReciprocalExodus 25:6 - spices; 28:41 - anoint them; 29:7 - General; 30:34 - unto thee; 31:11 - the anointing; 35:8 - spices; 35:28 - General; 40:9 - the anointing oil; Leviticus 8:2 - anointing; 8:10 - General; Numbers 4:16 - the anointing; 7:1 - anointed it; 1 Kings 1:39 - out; 1 Chronicles 9:29 - the frankincense; Song of Songs 4:6 - the mountain; Isaiah 43:24 - no sweet; Matthew 2:11 - frankincense; 26:7 - very Verse 24cassiaPsalm 45:8 the shekelNumbers 3:47; Ezekiel 45:12 hinExodus 29:40; Leviticus 19:36; Numbers 15:5ReciprocalExodus 38:24 - the shekel; Leviticus 23:13 - the fourth; Isaiah 43:24 - no sweet; Ezekiel 27:19 - cassia Verse 25apothecaryor, perfumer, 1 Chronicles 9:30 an holyExodus 37:29; Numbers 35:25; Psalm 89:20, 133:2; Habakkuk 1:9ReciprocalExodus 29:21 - the anointing oil; 30:32 - it is; 30:35 - after the; 2 Chronicles 16:14 - the apothecaries' art; Nehemiah 3:8 - of the apothecaries Verse 26Exodus 40:9-15; Leviticus 8:10-12; Numbers 7:1, 7:10; Isaiah 61:1; Acts 10:38; 2 Corinthians 1:21, 1:22; 1 John 2:20, 2:27ReciprocalExodus 29:36 - anoint it; Ezekiel 28:14 - the anointed; Matthew 23:17 - or Verse 28ReciprocalExodus 29:36 - anoint it; 35:8 - spices; 1 Kings 7:38 - ten lavers Verse 29whatsoeverExodus 29:37; Leviticus 6:18; Matthew 23:17, 23:19ReciprocalExodus 29:36 - anoint it; Leviticus 6:27 - touch; Ezekiel 44:19 - sanctify Verse 30anointExodus 29:7-37, 40:15; Leviticus 8:12, 8:30; Numbers 3:3 consecrateExodus 28:3, 29:9, 29:35Reciprocal28:1 - among; 29:29 - anointed; Leviticus 10:7 - the anointing; Luke 1:8 - he Verse 31an holyExodus 37:29; Leviticus 8:12, 21:10; Psalm 89:20ReciprocalExodus 40:15 - everlasting Verse 32man'sLeviticus 21:10; Matthew 7:6 it isExodus 30:25, 30:37, 30:38

Verse 33compoundethExodus 30:38; Luke 12:1, 12:2; Habakkuk 3:1-10:29 a strangerExodus 29:33 cut off12:15, 12:19; Genesis 17:14; Leviticus 7:20, 7:21, 17:4, 17:9, 19:8, 23:29; Numbers 9:13ReciprocalExodus 30:37 - ye shall; 40:15 - everlasting; 1 Chronicles 9:30 - of the sons; Galatians 5:12 - cut Verse 34unto theeExodus 30:23, 25:6, 37:29 stacteHeb. nataph, The Jews and others suppose it to be what was afterwards called the balm of Jericho, or Gilead.onychaThe word shechaileth is generally allowed to denote onycha - nail-fish, from its form
as it is rendered by the LXX and Vulgate. It is the shell of the purpura, and of the whole class of murex; and serves as the basis of the principal perfumes in India.galbanumChelbenah, - probably from chalay, milk or gum, and lavan, white
is the gummy, resinous juice of an umbelliferous plant, the bubon gumniferum of Linneus, growing in Syria, Persia, and Africa. It rises with a ligneous stalk from eight to ten feet, and is garnished with leaves at every joint. The top of the stalk is terminated by an umbel of yellow flowers which are succeeded by oblong channelled seeds, which have a thin membrane or wing on their border. When any part of the plant is broken, there issues out a little thin juice, of a cream colour, of a fat, tough substance, like gum ammoniac, composed of many small, shining grains, of a strong, piercing smell and a sharp, warm taste.frankincenseLeviticus 2:1, 2:15, 5:11, 24:7; 1 Chronicles 9:29, 9:30; Nehemiah 13:5; Song of Songs 3:6; Matthew 2:11ReciprocalExodus 30:7 - sweet incense; 31:11 - sweet incense; Leviticus 10:1 - put incense; 16:12 - sweet incense; Numbers 4:16 - the sweet; 7:14 - incense; 1 Kings 10:10 - spices; 1 Chronicles 23:13 - to burn incense; 2 Chronicles 9:9 - of spices; Psalm 141:2 - as incense; Ecclesiastes 10:1 - the ointment; Isaiah 43:24 - no sweet
Verse 35perfumeProverbs 27:9; Song of Songs 1:3, 3:6; John 12:3 after theExodus 30:25 temperedHeb. salted, Leviticus 2:13Reciprocal1 Chronicles 9:30 - of the sons; Ecclesiastes 10:1 - the ointment Verse 36the testimonyExodus 16:34 where I will30:6, 25:22, 29:42, 29:43; Leviticus 16:2ReciprocalExodus 3:18 - met; 25:16 - General; 40:2 - tabernacle; Numbers 17:4 - General Verse 37ye shallExodus 30:32, 30:33 it shall29:37; Leviticus 2:3

Verse 38be cut offExodus 30:33ReciprocalGenesis 17:14 - cut; Exodus 30:32 - it is; 39:33 - the tent