Exodus 30:38

38 Whoever shall make the like to that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.

Exodus 30:38 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 30:38

Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto,
&c.] A man might make a perfume of the same ingredients, and of the same weight, and exactly like it, but not to burn for his own delight and pleasure; but if he made it and sold it to the congregation, as Jarchi observes, he was not guilty; but if it was for his own private use and pleasure, then he

shall even be cut off from his people; (See Gill on Exodus 30:33).

Exodus 30:38 In-Context

36 And thou shalt beat [some] of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be to you most holy:

37 And [as for] the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to its composition: it shall be to thee holy for the LORD.

38 Whoever shall make the like to that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.