The Meaning of Exodus 25:6 Explained

Exodus 25:6

KJV: Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

YLT: oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the perfume of the spices,

Darby: oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs;

ASV: oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Oil  for the light,  spices  for anointing  oil,  and for sweet  incense, 

What does Exodus 25:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 25:1-9 - Moses Shown God's Plan For The Tabernacle
There were four concentric circles, so to speak, represented as gathered around the burning center of the Divine Presence. In the outer circle, the people, Exodus 24:2; Exodus 24:17; next, the seventy elders, Exodus 24:9; Exodus 24:14; then, Joshua, Exodus 24:13; Exodus 32:17, and lastly, Moses, Exodus 24:18. These represent respectively, the unenlightened; those whose religious life is hindered by their excessive devotion to the flesh; the few whose fellowship is liable to be interrupted by the war-clarion; and those who have been made nigh unto God in Jesus Christ our Lord, and have been baptized into the Holy Spirit. To which group have we attained? We are invited to draw nigh, let us act on the invitation. See Hebrews 10:19-20. There is always room at the top, and there we may stand, beholding, as in a glass, the glory of the Lord. Notice that God said, Come up unto Me. He longs to have our love and faith; His delights are with the sons of men; at great cost He has opened the door of access, Romans 5:1-2. We need God, but God wants us, and therefore the construction of the Tabernacle is next arranged, that He may dwell with man upon the earth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 25

1  What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle
10  The dimensions of the ark
17  The mercy seat, with the cherubim
23  The table of show bread, with the furniture thereof
31  The golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof

What do the individual words in Exodus 25:6 mean?

Oil for the light and spices for oil the anointing for incense the sweet
שֶׁ֖מֶן לַמָּאֹ֑ר בְּשָׂמִים֙ לְשֶׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת הַסַּמִּֽים

שֶׁ֖מֶן  Oil 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
לַמָּאֹ֑ר  for  the  light 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָאֹור  
Sense: light, luminary.
בְּשָׂמִים֙  and  spices 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֹּשֶׂם  
Sense: spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume.
לְשֶׁ֣מֶן  for  oil 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה  the  anointing 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִשְׁחָה 
Sense: consecrated portion, anointing oil, portion, ointment, anointing portion.
וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת  for  incense 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קְטֹרֶת  
Sense: incense, smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice.
הַסַּמִּֽים  the  sweet 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: סַם  
Sense: spice.

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