Exodus 35:8
in Exodus 35olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
KJV
And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
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This verse in Exodus 35
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
This is what the LORD has commanded
on Exodus 35:4-9
The offering is asked of everyone whose heart is willing, with no rate set and no man named. The list runs from gold down to fine leather in the graded order the finished structure keeps, precious metal innermost and plain hide outside.
This site's exposition
olive oil for the light
The oil and spices repeat 25:6, and 27:20 asks for pure oil of pressed olives to keep the lamps burning. Exodus 30:22-38 gives the recipes for the anointing oil and the incense. John Gill notes that these were goods brought out of Egypt.
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשֶׁ֖מֶן | veshemen | and oil | H8081 → | 193 times |
| לַמָּא֑וֹר | lamaor | for the light | H3974 → | 19 times |
| וּבְשָׂמִים֙ | uvesamim | and spices | H1314 → | 29 times |
| לְשֶׁ֣מֶן | leshemen | for [the] oil of | H8081 → | 193 times |
| הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה | hamishchah | <the> anointing | H4888 → | 26 times |
| וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת | veliktoret | and for [the] incense of | H7004 → | 60 times |
| הַסַּמִּֽים׃ | hasamim | the perfume<s> | H5561 → | 16 times |
וְשֶׁ֖מֶןand oil
veshemenH8081 →193 times
לַמָּא֑וֹרfor the light
lamaorH3974 →19 times
וּבְשָׂמִים֙and spices
uvesamimH1314 →29 times
לְשֶׁ֣מֶןfor [the] oil of
leshemenH8081 →193 times
הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה<the> anointing
hamishchahH4888 →26 times
וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶתand for [the] incense of
veliktoretH7004 →60 times
הַסַּמִּֽים׃the perfume<s>
hasamimH5561 →16 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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 27:20And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
it leads to
- Leviticus 24:1–4
Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Psalms 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Zechariah 4:11–14
Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
- Judges 9:9
But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
- Exodus 39:37
the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
- Leviticus 24:1–4
Through
Exodus 30:23“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
it leads to
- Song of Solomon 4:14
with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.
- Ezekiel 27:19
and casks of wine from Izal for your wares. Wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were exchanged for your merchandise.
- Ezekiel 27:22
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.
- Song of Solomon 4:14
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus

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