Exodus 31:11
in Exodus 31in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
KJV
And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
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This verse in Exodus 31
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach
on Exodus 31:6-11
Oholiab of Dan is set beside Bezalel of Judah, and God adds I have also given skill to all the craftsmen. The list then gathers chapters 25 to 30 into one paragraph, closing on according to all that I have commanded you.
This site's exposition
the anointing oil and fragrant incense
The recipes for both stand in chapter 30, the oil at 30:23 and the incense at 30:34. Common use of either meant being cut off. John Gill says Bezalel and Oholiab were charged to see that every workman kept to the pattern given to Moses.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place,.... Of the composition of both which, see Exo 30:23. according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do: not only make all the said things, but make them exactly according to the form and pattern given to Moses, communicated to Bezaleel and Aholiab, whose business it was to see that all things were done by the workmen agreeably to it.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The anointing oil - See Clarke’s note on Exo 30:23. Sweet incense - See on Exo 30:24 (note).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
They are for the need of the holy place. 34 “For the holy place” is short for: for the need of the holy place.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
AND THE GARMENTS OF ‘HA’SROD.’ 214 Rashi explains it as “the garments of net-work” [with which the sacred vessels were covered during the journeyings]. Ramban will differ with this interpretation.
SAYING. Every time the word lemor (saying) is used with va-yedabber. That is, follows spoke.
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. 3 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
11 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֨ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֶׁ֧מֶן | shemen | [the] oil of | H8081 → | 193 times |
| הַמִּשְׁחָ֛ה | hamishchah | <the> anointing | H4888 → | 26 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קְטֹ֥רֶת | ketoret | [the] incense of | H7004 → | 60 times |
| הַסַּמִּ֖ים | hasamim | the perfume<s> | H5561 → | 16 times |
| לַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ | lakodesh | for the holy place | H6944 → | 469 times |
| כְּכֹ֥ל | kekhol | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוִּיתִ֖ךָ | tzivitikha | I have commanded you | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ פ | yaasu | they will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
וְאֵ֨תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שֶׁ֧מֶן[the] oil of
shemenH8081 →193 times
הַמִּשְׁחָ֛ה<the> anointing
hamishchahH4888 →26 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
קְטֹ֥רֶת[the] incense of
ketoretH7004 →60 times
הַסַּמִּ֖יםthe perfume<s>
hasamimH5561 →16 times
לַקֹּ֑דֶשׁfor the holy place
lakodeshH6944 →469 times
כְּכֹ֥לaccording to all
kekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
צִוִּיתִ֖ךָI have commanded you
tzivitikhaH6680 →494 times
יַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ פthey will do
yaasuH6213 →2628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach 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
Exodus 37:29He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
it leads to
- Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
- 1 John 2:20
You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
- Psalms 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
- Psalms 141:2
May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
- Isaiah 11:2
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.