Exodus 30:5-15

5 "You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

6 "You shall put this altar in front of the veil that is near the ark of the testimony, in front of the ¹mercy seat that is over the ark of the testimony, where * I will meet with you.

7 "Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.

8 "When Aaron trims the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. There shall be perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

9 "You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.

10 "Aaron shall ²make atonement on its horns once a year; he shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD."

11 The LORD also spoke to Moses, saying,

12 "When you take ³a census of the sons of Israel to number them, then each one of them shall give ⁴a ransom for himself to the LORD, when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.

13 "This is what everyone who is numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (⁵the shekel is twenty gerahs ), half a shekel as a contribution to the LORD.

14 "Everyone who is numbered, from twenty years old and over, shall give the contribution to the LORD.

15 "The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel, when you give the contribution to the LORD to make atonement for yourselves.

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Exodus 30:5-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 30

This chapter treats of the altar of incense, its form and use, Ex 30:1-10 of the ransom of the Israelites, with the half shekel when numbered, Ex 30:11-16 of the laver for the priests to wash their hands and feet at before service, Ex 30:17-21 of the anointing oil, the ingredients of it, and what was to be done with it, Ex 30:22-33, and of the perfume, the composition and use of it, Ex 30:34-38.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 5

1. Exodus 25:21
2. Leviticus 16:18
3. Exodus 38:25, 26; Numbers 1:2; Numbers 26:2
4. Numbers 31:50
5. Leviticus 27:25; Numbers 3:47; Ezekiel 45:12

Footnotes 17

[a]. Lit "it"
[b]. Lit "upon" or "over"
[c]. Lit "propitiatory"
[d]. Lit "causes to ascend"
[e]. Lit "between the two evenings"
[f]. Lit "it"
[g]. Lit "sum"
[h]. Lit "for their being mustered"
[i]. Lit "his soul"
[j]. Lit "muster"
[k]. Lit "muster"
[l]. Lit "passes over to those who are mustered"
[m]. Lit "heave offering"
[n]. V 13, note 1
[o]. Lit "heave offering of the LORD
[p]. Lit "heave offering of the LORD
[q]. Lit "your souls"

Exodus 30:5-15

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Exodus 30:5-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 30

Cross References 5

Footnotes 17