And the incenseוְהַקְּטֹרֶתthatאֲשֶׁרyou shall make,תַּעֲשֶׂהwith its formulaבְּמַתְכֻּנְתָּהּyou shall not make anyלֹא תַעֲשׂוּfor yourselves;לָכֶםit shall beתִּהְיֶהholyקֹדֶשׁto youלְךָfor YHWH.לַיהוָה
Exodus 30:37
Study it in the app“And the incense that you shall make, with its formula you shall not make any for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 30:37, word by word
- And the incenseקְּטֹרֶתketoret
incense
Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.
Where else “ketoret” appears- you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
make
To build or create something.
Where else “taase” appears- with its formulaמַתְכֻּנְתָּmatkunta
proportion, formula
A fixed amount, an exact measure; also a set quantity.
Where else “matkunta” appears- it shall beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- for YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears
The context
36You shall grind some of it very fine and put some of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you; most holy it shall be to you.
37 · This verse (above)
38Whoever makes any like it to smell it shall be cut off from his people.”