Exodus 30:35

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 30:35 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure [and] holy:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure [and] holy:
Exodus 30:35 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
35and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure [and] holy:

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And thou shalt make it a perfume, etc.] By mixing the above spices together: a confection after the art of the apothecary; in the manner they beat, compound, and mix several ingredients together: tempered together; or “salted” f925, with salt of Sodom, as Aben Ezra interprets it; and Maimonides f926 says, there was a fourth part of a kab of salt of Sodom put into it: and whether this incense or perfume respects the intercession of Christ or the prayers of his people, they are both savoury and acceptable to God, the latter on account of the former; in all sacrifices salt was used, and every spiritual sacrifice of ours should be seasoned with grace: pure and holy; such should be the prayers of…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Exodus 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 countries, or the gum known as Benzoin, or Gum Benjamin, which is an important ingredient in the incense now used in churches and mosques, and is the produce of another storax tree (Styrax benzoin) that grows in Java and Sumatra. Onycha - , a perfume perhaps made from the cap of the strombus, or wing-shell, which abounds in the Red Sea. Galbanum - , a gum of a yellowish brown color, in the form of either grains or masses. It is imported from India, Persia, and Africa; but the plant from…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“perfume: Pro 27:9; Sol 1:3, Sol 3:6; Joh 12:3 after the: Exo 30:25 tempered: Heb. salted, Lev 2:13 Exodus 30:36”
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