Exodus 39:38
in Exodus 39the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door of the Tent;
KJV
And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
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This verse in Exodus 39
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses
on Exodus 39:33-41
Everything is carried to Moses and listed piece by piece, from the tent to the courtyard. John Gill reads the bringing as an inspection, so Moses could see whether the work matched the pattern shown on the mountain. The list closes on the woven garments, where the chapter began.
This site's exposition
the anointing oil, the fragrant incense
The anointing oil and the fragrant incense were named in the commission at Exodus 31:11. Exodus 37:29 records Bezalel making both, the work of a perfumer. They come to Moses beside the gold altar.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
His institutions neither need nor admit men's inventions to make them either more beautiful or more likely to answer the intention of them. Add thou not unto his words. God is pleased with willing worship, but not with will-worship.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִזְבַּ֣ח | mizbach | [the] altar of | H4196 → | 401 times |
| הַזָּהָ֔ב | hazahav | <the> gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֶׁ֣מֶן | shemen | [the] oil of | H8081 → | 193 times |
| הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה | hamishchah | <the> anointing | H4888 → | 26 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קְטֹ֣רֶת | ketoret | [the] incense of | H7004 → | 60 times |
| הַסַּמִּ֑ים | hasamim | the perfume<s> | H5561 → | 16 times |
| וְאֵ֕ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מָסַ֖ךְ | masakh | [the] screen of | H4539 → | 25 times |
| פֶּ֥תַח | petach | [the] entrance of | H6607 → | 164 times |
| הָאֹֽהֶל׃ | haohel | the tent | H168 → | 345 times |
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִזְבַּ֣ח[the] altar of
mizbachH4196 →401 times
הַזָּהָ֔ב<the> gold
hazahavH2091 →389 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
וְאֵ֕תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מָסַ֖ךְ[the] screen of
masakhH4539 →25 times
פֶּ֥תַח[the] entrance of
petachH6607 →164 times
הָאֹֽהֶל׃the tent
haohelH168 →345 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 30:7And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:28
And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I…
- Luke 1:9
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- 1 Chronicles 23:13
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce…
- Exodus 27:20–21
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- 1 Samuel 2:28
Through
Exodus 35:8olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
it leads to
- 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,
- Exodus 27:20
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- Exodus 25:1–40
Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Exodus 30:23
Through
Exodus 31:11in 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.”
it leads to
- Exodus 37:29
He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
- Exodus 37:29
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.