Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy to the LORD. New Living Translation Never use this formula to make this incense for yourselves. It is reserved for the LORD, and you must treat it as holy. English Standard Version And the incense that you shall make according to its composition, you shall not make for yourselves. It shall be for you holy to the LORD. Berean Standard Bible You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD. King James Bible And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. New King James Version But as for the incense which you shall make, you shall not make any for yourselves, according to its composition. It shall be to you holy for the LORD. New American Standard Bible And the incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same proportions for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for the LORD. NASB 1995 “The incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same proportions for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for the LORD. NASB 1977 “And the incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same proportions for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible The incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same specifications for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for Yahweh. Amplified Bible The incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same proportions for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for the LORD. Christian Standard Bible As for the incense you are making, you must not make any for yourselves using its formula. It is to be regarded by you as holy—belonging to the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible As for the incense you are making, you must not make any for yourselves using its formula. It is to be regarded by you as sacred to the LORD. American Standard Version And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves: it shall be unto thee holy for Jehovah. Contemporary English Version It is truly holy because it is dedicated to me, so don't ever make any for yourselves. English Revised Version And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never make any incense for yourselves using this formula. Treat it as holy to the LORD. Good News Translation Do not use the same formula to make any incense like it for yourselves. Treat it as a holy thing dedicated to me. International Standard Version You are not to make the incense that you make in this formulation for your own use. It is to be holy to the LORD for you. Majority Standard Bible You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD. NET Bible And the incense that you are to make, you must not make for yourselves using the same recipe; it is to be most holy to you, belonging to the LORD. New Heart English Bible The incense which you shall make, according to its composition you shall not make for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to its composition: it shall be to thee holy for the LORD. World English Bible You shall not make this incense, according to its composition, for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAs for the incense which you make, you do not make [any] for yourselves in its proportion; it is holy to you for YHWH; Young's Literal Translation 'As to the perfume which thou makest, with its proper proportion ye do not make to yourselves, holy it is to thee to Jehovah; Smith's Literal Translation And the perfume which thou shalt make, according to its measure ye shall not make to you: it shall be holy to you for Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleYou shall not make such a composition for your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not make such a compound for your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord. New American Bible You may not make incense of a like mixture for yourselves; you must treat it as sacred to the LORD. New Revised Standard Version When you make incense according to this composition, you shall not make it for yourselves; it shall be regarded by you as holy to the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd as for the perfume which you shall make, you shall not make to yourselves according to its composition; it shall be to you holy for the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And pound some of it and break it up and give some of it before the Testimony of the Time Tabernacle where I shall meet with you there; The Holy of Holies it shall be to you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves; it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye shall not make any for yourselves according to this composition; it shall be to you a holy thing for the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Incense…36Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. 37You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD. 38Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”… Cross References Exodus 30:34-36 The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures, / and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. / Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. Exodus 37:29 He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer. Leviticus 2:2 and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Leviticus 16:12-13 Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. / He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die. Numbers 16:46 Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” 1 Kings 3:3 And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 1 Chronicles 9:29-30 Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices. / And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices. Psalm 141:2 May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering. Isaiah 1:13 Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. Jeremiah 6:20 What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.” Ezekiel 20:41 When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations. 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 will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts. Matthew 2:11 On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. Matthew 26:7-13 a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table. / When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste? / This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.” ... Mark 14:3-9 While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head. / Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume? / It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. ... Treasury of Scripture And as for the perfume which you shall make, you shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be to you holy for the LORD. ye shall Exodus 30:32,33 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you… it shall Exodus 29:37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. Leviticus 2:3 And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire. Jump to Previous Composition Consider Formula Holy Incense Kept Makest Perfume Proper Proportion Proportions Thereof YourselvesJump to Next Composition Consider Formula Holy Incense Kept Makest Perfume Proper Proportion Proportions Thereof YourselvesExodus 30 1. The altar of incense11. The ransom of souls 17. The bronze basin 22. The holy anointing oil 34. The composition of the incense You must not make This phrase is a direct command, emphasizing the exclusivity and sanctity of the incense formula. The Hebrew root here is "lo ta'asu," which conveys a prohibition. This command underscores the importance of obedience to God's specific instructions, reflecting a broader biblical theme that God's people are to be set apart, adhering to His statutes without deviation. any incense with this formula for yourselves you are to regard it as holy to the LORD Verses 37, 38. - Ye shall not make unto yourselves, etc. None shall be made by any man for private use according to the same recipe, since the compound, as described, is "holy unto the Lord." If any man does so, he shall be "cut off from among his people" - i.e., "put to death by the civil authority." (See Exodus 31:14.) |
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