Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 30:35
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure [and] holy:
35. a perfume, the work of the perfumer ] as v. 25.
seasoned with salt ] salted (cf. Sir 49:1 Heb.). In spite of the Versions (‘mixed’; and so RVm. = AV. tempered together [without ‘with salt’]), this is the only rend. which philology permits (so Ges. Di. B. &c.). ‘ Seasoned with salt’ is, however, a doubtful paraphrase; for the incense was not a food. Salt, from its purifying and antiseptic properties, may have been added to the other ingredients, as symbolical of what was wholesome and sound; it has also been supposed (J. D. Michaelis, as cited by Di. and B.) that it may have been used, as causing the incense to kindle more rapidly, for the purpose of diffusing a wider cloud of smoke. The incense used in the Herodian temple is stated by Jos. ( B.J. v. 5. 5) and the Talm, to have consisted of thirteen ingredients: see EB. ii. 2167.
pure ] a different word from the ‘pure’ of v. 34, and meaning free from adulteration, or other impurities.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Tempered together, Heb. salted; either,
1. Properly, for salt was to be offered with all offerings, Lev 2:13. And the Hebrew doctors tell us that six egg-shells full of salt were used. Or,
2. Metaphorically, well mixed together, as salt was with things either offered to God, or eaten by man.
Pure, of the best of each kind of drugs, the most perfect and uncorrupted.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And thou shalt make it a perfume,…. 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” l, with salt of Sodom, as Aben Ezra interprets it; and Maimonides m 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 the saints, and such most certainly is the mediation of Christ, which is his much incense.
l “salitum”, Montanus, Drusius. Junius & Tremellius, & Piscator. m Cele Hamikdash, c. 2. sect. 3.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(35) A confection after the art of the apothecary.See Note on Exo. 30:25. Bezaleels art was called in, both for the composition of the holy oil and of the holy incense (Exo. 37:29).
Tempered together.So the LXX., the Vulg., and the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan. But most moderns render salted, or mixed with salt. (See Buxtorf, Gesenius, Lee, Rosenmller, De Wette, Kalisch, Keil, &c.). The word used is capable of either meaning.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
35. Art of the apothecary See on Exo 30:25.
Tempered together Rather, seasoned with salt, after the manner of meat offerings . See on Lev 2:13.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
tempered together. Perfect in its parts; perfect in its whole. So in the Antitype.
pure and holy. Typical of the holiness and un imaginable purity of Christ.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
perfume: Pro 27:9, Son 1:3, Son 3:6, Joh 12:3
after the: Exo 30:25
tempered: Heb. salted, Lev 2:13
Reciprocal: 1Ch 9:30 – of the sons Ecc 10:1 – the ointment