Exodus 30:28-38

28 and the altar of whole burnt-offerings and all its furniture, and the table and all its furniture, and the laver.
29 And thou shalt sanctify them, and they shall be most holy: every one that touches them shall be hallowed.
30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them that they may minister to me as priests.
31 And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, This shall be to you a holy anointing oil throughout your generations.
32 On man's flesh it shall not be poured, and ye shall not make for yourselves according to this composition: it is holy, and shall be holiness to you.
33 Whosoever shall make it in like manner, and whosoever shall give of it to a stranger, shall be destroyed from among his people.
34 And the Lord said to Moses, Take for thyself sweet herbs, stacte, onycha, sweet galbanum, and transparent frankincense; there shall be an equal weight of each.
35 And they shall make with it perfumed incense, tempered with the art of a perfumer, a pure holy work.
36 And of these thou shalt beat some small, and thou shalt put it before the testimonies in the tabernacle of testimony, whence I will make myself known to thee: it shall be to you a most holy incense.
37 Ye shall not make any for yourselves according to this composition; it shall be to you a holy thing for the Lord.
38 Whosoever shall make any in like manner, so as to smell it, shall perish from his people.

Exodus 30:28-38 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.

Footnotes 2

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.