Exodus 35:28

28 the spices; and the oil for the light, for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.

Exodus 35:28 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 35:28

And spice and oil
Such excellent spices and precious oil, pure oil olive, as the common people had not, and which they brought out of Egypt; the one was

for the light:
for the light of the candlestick only; the oil, and other spices,

were for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
the spices for the former were pure myrrh, sweet cinnamon, sweet calamus and cassia; and for the latter, stacte, onycha, galbanum, with pure frankincense.

Exodus 35:28 In-Context

26 Likewise the women whose heart stirred them to use their skill spun the goat's hair.

27 The leaders brought the onyx stones and the stones to be set, for the ritual vest and the breasplate;

28 the spices; and the oil for the light, for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.

29 Thus every man and woman of the people of Isra'el whose heart impelled him to contribute to any of the work ADONAI had ordered through Moshe brought it to ADONAI as a voluntary offering.

30 Moshe said to the people of Isra'el, "See, ADONAI has singled out B'tzal'el the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Y'hudah.