Exodus 30:20-30

20 whe they go in to the tabernacle of witnesse, or whe they goo vnto the altare to ministre and to burne the Lordes offrynge, lest they dye.

21 And it shalbe an ordinaunce for euer vnto him and his seed amonge youre childern after you.

22 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge:

23 take principall spices: of pure myrre fiue hundred sycles, of swete cynamome halfe so moch two hundred and fyftie sicles:

24 of swete calamyte, two hundred and .l. Of cassia, two hundred and .l. after the holye sycle, and of oyle olyue an hin.

25 And make of them holye anoyntynge oyle euen an oyle compounde after the crafte of the apoticarye.

26 And noynte the tabernacle off wytnesse therewyth, and the arcke of witnesse,

27 and the table with all his apparell, and the candelsticke with all his ordinaunce, and the alter of incense,

28 and the alter of burntsacrifice and all his vessels, and the lauer and his fote.

29 And sacrifie them that they maye be most holye: so that no man twyche them but they that be halowed.

30 And anoynte Aaron and his sonnes and consecrate the to ministre vnto me.

Exodus 30:20-30 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.