And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.
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And as for the perfume which thou shalt make,.... As above directed:
ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof; that is, for their own use, for the scenting of their…
Exo 37:29. The incense, like the anointing oil, consisted of four aromatic ingredients. Stacte - supposed to be either the gum of the Storax tree (Styrax officinale) found in Syria and the neighboring…
Directions are here given for the composition of the holy anointing oil and the incense that were to be used in the service of the tabernacle; with these God was to be honoured, and therefore he would…
Incense of this composition to be used exclusively in the service of Jehovah. Cf. v.32 f.