Exodus 30:37

37 Never use this formula to make this incense for yourselves. It is reserved for the LORD, and you must treat it as holy.

Exodus 30:37 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 30:37

And [as] for the perfume which thou shalt make
As above directed:

ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition
thereof;
that is, for their own use, for the scenting of their rooms, or to snuff up, or smell to, as in the next verse:

it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord;
separated entirely for his service, to be burned upon his altar, and to be no otherwise used.

Exodus 30:37 In-Context

35 Using the usual techniques of the incense maker, blend the spices together and sprinkle them with salt to produce a pure and holy incense.

36 Grind some of the mixture into a very fine powder and put it in front of the Ark of the Covenant, where I will meet with you in the Tabernacle. You must treat this incense as most holy.

37 Never use this formula to make this incense for yourselves. It is reserved for the LORD, and you must treat it as holy.

38 Anyone who makes incense like this for personal use will be cut off from the community.”