Exodus - 30:38



38 Whoever shall make any like that, to smell of it, he shall be cut off from his people."

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Explanation and meaning of Exodus 30:38.

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Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.
Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereof, he shall be cut off from his people.
What man soever shall make the like, to enjoy the smell thereof, he shall perish out of his people.
Whoever maketh like unto it, to smell it, shall be cut off from his peoples.
Whoever shall make the like to that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.
a man who maketh any like it, to be refreshed by it, hath even been cut off from his people.'
Whoever makes any like it, for its sweet smell, will be cut off from his people.
Whatever man will have made anything similar, so as to thoroughly enjoy its smell, he shall perish from his people."
Quisquis fecerit simile ad adolendum ilhd, excidetur e populis suis.

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Historical Commentaries

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Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto,.... A man might make a perfume of the same ingredients, and of the same weight, and exactly like it, but not to burn for his own delight and pleasure; but if he made it and sold it to the congregation, as Jarchi observes, he was not guilty; but if it was for his own private use and pleasure, then he
shall even be cut off from his people; See Gill on Exodus 30:33.

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