KJV King James Version
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure [and] holy:
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Exodus 30:35
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure [and] holy:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
WEB World English Bible
and you shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:
ASV American Standard Version
and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and thou hast made it a perfume, a compound, work of a compounder, salted, pure, holy;
Surrounding context — Exodus 30
32 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.
33 Whosoever compoundeth [any] like it, or whosoever putteth [any] of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.
34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; [these] sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like [weight]:
35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure [and] holy:
36 And thou shalt beat [some] of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
37 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.
38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.
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Leviticus 2:13And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.Exodus 30:25And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.Proverbs 27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.Song of Solomon 3:6Who [is] this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?Song of Solomon 1:3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
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