King James Version
Exodus 30:26 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,”
Exodus 30:26 · KJV
And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. apothecary: or, perfumer
And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,
And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And thou shalt anoint”
H4886to rub with oil, i.e., to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“of the congregation”
H4150properly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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