The Meaning of Exodus 30:32 Explained

Exodus 30:32

KJV: Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.

YLT: on flesh of man it is not poured, and with its proper proportion ye make none like it; it is holy; it is holy to you;

Darby: Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, after the preparation of it: it is holy holy shall it be unto you.

ASV: Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Upon man's  flesh  shall it not be poured,  neither shall ye make  [any other] like it, after the composition  of it: it [is] holy,  [and] it shall be holy  unto you. 

What does Exodus 30:32 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 30:22-38 - The Anointing Oil And The Incense
The anointing oil was extremely rich and costly. Pure myrrh; sweet cinnamon, imported probably from Sumatra or China; sweet calamus, the product of India or Mesopotamia; cassia, from Java, were the principal ingredients. Such a combination must have produced a delightful fragrance! The use of this oil was restricted to the holy service of the Tabernacle, and reminds us of "the unction of the Holy One"-i.e., the anointing by the Holy Spirit. See Leviticus 8:10-12 and 1 John 2:20.
Christ is the Anointed, and He sheds the oil of joy on our heads, as one by one we yield ourselves to His service. See Acts 2:33. The oil was not to be poured on "the flesh of man." We must deny the flesh, with its affections and lusts, that we may be filled with the Spirit. Calvary before Pentecost!
The incense also was carefully prepared, and thus we are taught that prayers should not be uttered rashly or lightly; but with reverence, deliberation and forethought. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 30

1  The altar of incense
11  The ransom of souls
17  The bronze basin
22  The holy anointing oil
34  The composition of the incense

What do the individual words in Exodus 30:32 mean?

On flesh of man not it shall be poured and according to its composition nor shall you make [any other] like it holy It [is] holy [and] it shall be to you
עַל־ בְּשַׂ֤ר אָדָם֙ לֹ֣א יִיסָ֔ךְ וּבְמַ֨תְכֻּנְתּ֔וֹ לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ כָּמֹ֑הוּ קֹ֣דֶשׁ ה֔וּא קֹ֖דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם

בְּשַׂ֤ר  flesh 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
אָדָם֙  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
יִיסָ֔ךְ  it  shall  be  poured 
Parse: Verb, QalPass, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָסַךְ  
Sense: (Qal) to anoint, be poured,.
וּבְמַ֨תְכֻּנְתּ֔וֹ  and  according  to  its  composition 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַתְכֹּנֶת  
Sense: measurement, proportion, tale.
לֹ֥א  nor 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תַעֲשׂ֖וּ  shall  you  make 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כָּמֹ֑הוּ  [any  other]  like  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: כְּמֹו  
Sense: like, as, the like of which conj.
קֹ֣דֶשׁ  holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
ה֔וּא  It  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
קֹ֖דֶשׁ  holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
יִהְיֶ֥ה  [and]  it  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לָכֶֽם  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural

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