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Exodus 35:15

in Exodus 35

the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and the altar of incense, and its staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle;

KJV

And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,

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This verse in Exodus 35

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
And the incense altar, and his staves,.... Which were overlaid with gold; hence this altar was called the golden altar, of which see Exo 30:1. and the anointing oil and sweet incense; each of which were made of various spices, see Exo 30:23. and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle; at the east end of it, there being there, as Jarchi observes, neither boards nor curtains; see Exo 27:16.

This site's exposition

And the incense altar, and his staves

on Exodus 35:15-19

The list ends at the cloths of service and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and his sons, so the last thing to be made is what a man wears to minister. Aaron is named in his office three chapters after he took the people's gold and made the calf at 32:2-4, and the text sets the two down without a word between them. Exodus 28:3 had already assigned those garments to the wise hearted, which is the same class of workman this chapter has been calling for.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

23 And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them. 24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the L ORD 's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

The incense altar - The golden altar, see Exo 30:1-10.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

Scripture mentions the oil for the light because the menorah was made for it. 48 The oil was mentioned earlier in verse.
Ibn Ezra: Spain, 1089–1167 · Ibn Ezra on Exodus 35:14:1, via Sefaria, Ibn Ezra's commentary on the Pentateuch, tran. and annot. by H. Norman Strickman and Arthur M. Silver. Menorah Pub., 1988-2004

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

16 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • מִזְבַּ֤ח[the] altar of

    mizbachH4196 →401 times

  • הַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙<the> incense

    haketoretH7004 →60 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • בַּדָּ֔יוpoles its

    badavH905 →200 times

  • וְאֵת֙and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • שֶׁ֣מֶן[the] oil of

    shemenH8081 →193 times

  • הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה<the> anointing

    hamishchahH4888 →26 times

  • וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • קְטֹ֣רֶת[the] incense of

    ketoretH7004 →60 times

  • הַסַּמִּ֑יםthe perfume<s>

    hasamimH5561 →16 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • מָסַ֥ךְ[the] screen of

    masakhH4539 →25 times

  • הַפֶּ֖תַחthe entrance

    hapetachH6607 →164 times

  • לְפֶ֥תַחfor [the] entrance of

    lefetachH6607 →164 times

  • הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃the tabernacle

    hamishkanH4908 →139 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

6 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 30:1–10“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.4 worksExodus 26:36–37For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.3 worksExodus 36:37–38For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,3 worksExodus 30:22–38Then the LORD said to Moses,3 worksPsalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.3 worksExodus 37:25–28He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.3 works

The walk

5 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Psalms 141:2

    May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.

    it leads to

    • Revelation 8:3–4

      Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before…

    • Revelation 5:8

      When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which…

    • 1 Timothy 2:8

      Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

    • Daniel 9:21

      while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.

    • Malachi 1:11

      For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name…

Where this verse is studied

On this page

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About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 35 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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