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Perfume in the Bible is a significant element, often associated with worship, personal adornment, and burial practices. The use of aromatic substances is deeply rooted in the cultural and religious practices of ancient Israel and surrounding nations.

Biblical References and Uses

1. Worship and Sacrificial Offerings: Perfume played a crucial role in the worship practices of the Israelites. The Lord commanded Moses to make a sacred anointing oil and a fragrant incense for the Tabernacle. In Exodus 30:34-38, God provides specific instructions for the composition of incense, which was to be used exclusively for worship: "Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, and galbanum—and pure frankincense, all in equal measures, and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.'" This sacred mixture was a symbol of the prayers of the people ascending to God.

2. Personal Adornment: Perfume was also used for personal beautification and pleasure. In the Song of Solomon, the use of perfume is a recurring theme, symbolizing love and attraction. Song of Solomon 1:3 states, "The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens love you." This highlights the cultural appreciation for fragrance as an enhancement of personal allure and romantic expression.

3. Burial Practices: Perfume and spices were commonly used in burial customs to honor the deceased and mitigate the odor of decay. In the New Testament, the women who followed Jesus prepared spices and perfumes for His body after the crucifixion. Luke 23:56 notes, "Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment." This act of devotion underscores the respect and care given to the dead, reflecting the belief in the sanctity of the body.

4. Symbol of Wealth and Status: Perfume was often a luxury item, signifying wealth and status. In the account of the Queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon, she brought "a great quantity of spices, gold, and precious stones" (1 Kings 10:2). The lavish gift of spices, including perfumes, was a demonstration of her wealth and the esteem in which she held Solomon.

5. Spiritual Symbolism: Perfume is also used metaphorically in Scripture to represent the spread of knowledge and the presence of God. In 2 Corinthians 2:14-15, Paul writes, "But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing." Here, the fragrance symbolizes the influence and impact of the Gospel.

Cultural and Historical Context

In ancient times, the art of perfumery was highly developed in the Near East. Perfumes were made from a variety of natural ingredients, including myrrh, frankincense, aloes, and other aromatic plants. These substances were often imported from distant lands, making them valuable commodities.

The process of making perfume involved extracting oils from plants and blending them with other ingredients to create a desired scent. Skilled perfumers, or apothecaries, were responsible for crafting these fragrances, which were used in both religious and secular contexts.

Conclusion

Perfume in the Bible is multifaceted, serving as a symbol of worship, love, honor, and divine presence. Its use in various aspects of life reflects the cultural and spiritual values of the biblical world, offering insight into the practices and beliefs of ancient peoples.

Topical Bible Verses

Exodus 30:25-30
And you shall make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the are of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
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John 12:3
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

2. (n.) The scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.

3. (n.) A substance that emits an agreeable odor.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

PERFUME; PERFUMER

pur'-ium, per-fum' (qeToreth qaTar literally, "incense"): The ancients were fond of sweet perfumes of all kinds (Proverbs 27:9), and that characteristic is still especially true of the people of Bible lands. Perfumed oils were rubbed on the body and feet. At a feast in ancient Egypt a guest was anointed with scented oils, and a sweet-smelling water lily was placed in his hand or suspended on his forehead. In their religious worship the Egyptians were lavish with their incense. Small pellets of dried mixed spices and resins or resinous woods were burned in special censers. In the preparation of bodies for burial, perfumed oils and spices were used. Many Biblical references indicate the widespread use of perfumes. Songs 7:8 suggests that the breath was purposely scented; clothing as well as the body was perfumed (Psalm 45:8 Songs 3:6; Songs 4:11); couches and beds were sprinkled with savory scents (Proverbs 7:17); ointments were used in the last rites in honor of the dead (2 Chronicles 16:14 Luke 24:1 John 19:39). The writer has in his collection a lump of prepared spices and resins taken from a tomb dating from the lst or 2nd century A.D., which was apparently fused and run into the thoracic cavity, since an impression of the ribs has been made on the perfume. Its odor is similar to that of the incense used today, and it perfumes the whole case where it is kept. The above collection also contains a small glass vial in which is a bronze spoon firmly held in some solidified ointment, probably formerly perfumed oil. Perfumes were commonly kept in sealed alabaster jars or cruses (Luke 7:38). Thousands of these cruses have been unearthed in Palestine and Syria.

Perfumes were mixed by persons skilled in the article In the King James Version these are called "apothecaries" (raqqach). The Revised Version (British and American) "perfumer" is probably a more correct rendering, as the one who did the compounding was not an apothecary in the same sense as is the person now so designated (Exodus 30:25, 35; Exodus 37:29 Ecclesiastes 10:1).

Today incense is used in connection with all religious services of the oriental Christian churches. Although there is no direct mention of the uses of incense in the New Testament, such allusions as Paul's "a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell" (Ephesians 5:2 Philippians 4:18) would seem to indicate that it was used by the early Christians.

The delight of the people of Syria in pleasant odors is recorded in their literature. The attar of roses (from Arabic `iTr, "a sweet odor") was a wellknown product of Damascus. The guest in a modern Syrian home is not literally anointed with oil, but he is often given, soon after he enters, a bunch of aromatic herbs or a sweet-smelling flower to hold and smell. During a considerable portion of the year the country air is laden with the odor of aromatic herbs, such as mint and sage. The Arabic phrase for taking a walk is shemm el-hawa', literally, "smell the air."

See INCENSE; OIL; OINTMENT.

James A. Patch

Greek

3487. nardos -- nard, ointment of nard
... of nard. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: nardos Phonetic Spelling:
(nar'dos) Short Definition: spikenard, a perfume Definition: spikenard, a ...
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759. aroma -- a spice
... a spice. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: aroma Phonetic Spelling:
(ar'-o-mah) Short Definition: spice, perfume Definition: spice, perfume. ...
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218. aleipho -- anoint.
... anoint. From a (as particle of union) and the base of liparos; to oil (with perfume) --
anoint. see GREEK a. see GREEK liparos. (aleipsai) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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211. alabastron -- a box of alabaster
... Neuter of alabastros (of uncertain derivation), the name of a stone; properly, an
"alabaster" box, ie (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material ...
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4666. smurna -- myrrh (used as an ointment and for embalming)
... Definition: myrrh Definition: myrrh. 4666 -- myrrh; a perfume used as
and the symbol of . . because it ! Word Origin of ...
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3464. muron -- ointment
... scents). Word Origin a prim. word Definition ointment NASB Word Usage ointment
(1), perfume (12), perfumes (1). ointment. Probably ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7545. roqach -- spice mixture, perfume
... 7544, 7545. roqach. 7546 . spice mixture, perfume. Transliteration: roqach
Phonetic Spelling: (ro'-kakh) Short Definition: perfume. ...
/hebrew/7545.htm - 6k

1315. Basemath -- "perfume," a wife of Esau (or perhaps two wives ...
... 1314, 1315. Basemath. 1316 . "perfume," a wife of Esau (or perhaps two wives
with the same name), also a daughter of Solomon. Transliteration ...
/hebrew/1315.htm - 6k

4840. merqach -- spice, perfume
... 4839, 4840. merqach. 4841 . spice, perfume. Transliteration: merqach Phonetic
Spelling: (mer-kawkh') Short Definition: herbs. Word ...
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7004. qetoreth -- smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense
... Word Origin from the same as qitor Definition smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice,
incense NASB Word Usage incense (58), perfume (1), smoke (1). ...
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5130. nuph -- to move to and fro, wave, sprinkle
... lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, shake, sift, strike,. A primitive root;
to quiver (ie Vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro ...
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7547. riqquach -- perfumery
... Word Origin from raqach Definition perfumery NASB Word Usage perfumes (1). perfume.
From raqach; a scented substance -- perfume. see HEBREW raqach. 7546, 7547 ...
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7002. qitter -- incense
... Word Origin from the same as qitor Definition incense NASB Word Usage smoking
sacrifices (1). incense. From qatar; perfume -- incense. see HEBREW qatar. ...
/hebrew/7002.htm - 6k

7381a. riach -- to smell, perceive odor
... verb from reach Definition to smell, perceive odor NASB Word Usage accept (1), delight
(2), scents (1), smell (3), smelled (2), touches (1), use as perfume (1 ...
/hebrew/7381a.htm - 5k

5315. nephesh -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire ...
... 2), mind (2), Myself (3), myself (2), number (1), ones (1), others (1), ourselves
(3), own (1), passion* (1), people (2), people* (1), perfume* (1), person (68 ...
/hebrew/5315.htm - 7k

1314. bosem -- spice, balsam, the balsam tree
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition spice, balsam, the balsam tree NASB Word
Usage balsam (3), fragrant (2), spice (2), spices (22), sweet perfume (1). ...
/hebrew/1314.htm - 6k

Library

Prayer and Sacrifice Explained by the Similitude of a Perfume ...
... PRAYER AND SACRIFICE EXPLAINED BY THE SIMILITUDE OF A PERFUME"OUR ANNIHILATION IN
THIS SACRIFICE"SOLIDITY AND FRUITFULNESS OF THIS PRAYER AS SET FORTH IN ...
/.../chapter xv prayer and sacrifice.htm

Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles. 1 Jesus Shall Reign Where'er ...
... 2 For him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown his head; His
name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice. ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/284 christs kingdom among.htm

Fragrant Graces
... These hands cannot reach him; these eyes cannot see him; but our prayers, like sweet
perfume, set burning here on earth, can rise in smoke to the place where ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 61 1915/fragrant graces.htm

And after That, Jesus Knew that all Things were Finished...
... [3664] And there came unto him Nicodemus also, who of old came unto Jesus by night;
and he brought with him perfume [3665] [32] of myrrh and aloes, about a ...
/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section lii and after that.htm

Jesus Praises a Woman who Gave Her Best
... While Jesus was at dinner at Bethany in the house of Simon, the jar-maker, a woman
came in with an alabaster jar of pure perfume, which was very costly. ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/jesus praises a woman who.htm

Jesus Makes Even Wrong-Doers his Friends
... In the town was a wicked woman who, when she heard that Jesus was sitting at the
table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster jar of perfume. ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/jesus makes even wrong-doers his.htm

Last Week of Jesus.
... Mary, in order to give to the event a more festive appearance, entered during dinner,
bearing a vase of perfume which she poured upon the feet of Jesus. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/renan/the life of jesus/chapter xxiii last week of.htm

The Precious Ointment.
... the Bible we learn of a woman who took "a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly,
and anointed the feet of Jesus." This spikenard was very rich in perfume ...
/.../orr/food for the lambs or helps for young christians/the precious ointment.htm

The Blessing of Mercy,
... Mary did not reserve her alabaster box of perfume till her Lord was dead, she filled
the whole house with sweetness where the living Jesus was. ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xxxix the blessing of.htm

My Dream Message
... I looked at it and drank in its rich perfume, but I saw a great number of flowers,
and I desired more than the one, so I held it in my left hand and began to ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk twenty-five my dream message.htm

Thesaurus

Perfume (202 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to
scent. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PERFUME; PERFUMER. ...
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Perfume-maker (3 Occurrences)
Perfume-maker. Perfumed, Perfume-maker. Perfume-makers . Multi-Version
Concordance Perfume-maker (3 Occurrences). Exodus ...
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Spice-perfume (5 Occurrences)
Spice-perfume. Spice-merchants, Spice-perfume. Spicery . Multi-Version
Concordance Spice-perfume (5 Occurrences). Exodus ...
/s/spice-perfume.htm - 8k

Perfume-boxes (1 Occurrence)
Perfume-boxes. Perfume-altar, Perfume-boxes. Perfumed . Multi-Version
Concordance Perfume-boxes (1 Occurrence). Isaiah ...
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Perfume-altar (1 Occurrence)
Perfume-altar. Perfume, Perfume-altar. Perfume-boxes . Multi-Version
Concordance Perfume-altar (1 Occurrence). Exodus 37:25 And ...
/p/perfume-altar.htm - 6k

Perfume-makers (1 Occurrence)
Perfume-makers. Perfume-maker, Perfume-makers. Perfumemaking .
Multi-Version Concordance Perfume-makers (1 Occurrence). ...
/p/perfume-makers.htm - 6k

Perfume-vessel (1 Occurrence)
Perfume-vessel. Perfumeth, Perfume-vessel. Perfuming .
Multi-Version Concordance Perfume-vessel (1 Occurrence). Job ...
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Perfume-making
Perfume-making. Perfumemaking, Perfume-making. Perfumer . Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia PERFUME-MAKING. See CRAFTS, II, 14. ...
/p/perfume-making.htm - 6k

Fire-offering (45 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Fire-offering (45 Occurrences). Exodus 29:18 and
thou hast made perfume with the whole ram on the altar. ...
/f/fire-offering.htm - 21k

Perfumer (4 Occurrences)
...PERFUME; PERFUMER. ... Exodus 30:25 You shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume
compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil. ...
/p/perfumer.htm - 11k

Resources

Should a Christian wear perfume / cologne? | GotQuestions.org

What is an alabaster box? | GotQuestions.org

What is spikenard in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Perfume: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Perfume (202 Occurrences)

Matthew 2:11
And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.
(BBE)

Matthew 6:17
But, whenever you fast, pour perfume on your hair and wash your face,
(WEY)

Matthew 26:7
There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.
(BBE NAS NIV)

Matthew 26:9
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor."
(See NAS NIV)

Matthew 26:12
For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place.
(BBE NAS NIV)

Mark 14:3
And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.
(Root in BBE NAS NIV)

Mark 14:4
But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, "Why has this ointment been wasted?
(See NAS NIV)

Mark 14:5
For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor." They grumbled against her.
(See NAS)

Mark 14:8
What she could she did: she has perfumed my body in preparation for my burial.
(Root in WEY NIV)

Luke 1:9
And as was the way of the priests, he had to go into the Temple to see to the burning of perfumes.
(Root in BBE YLT)

Luke 1:10
And all the people were offering prayers outside, at the time of the burning of perfumes.
(Root in BBE YLT)

Luke 1:11
And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,
(YLT)

Luke 7:37
And there was a woman in the town who was a notorious sinner. Having learnt that Jesus was at table in the Pharisee's house she brought a flask of perfume,
(WEY BBE NAS NIV)

Luke 7:38
and, standing behind close to His feet, weeping, began to wet His feet with her tears; and with her hair she wiped the tears away again, while she lovingly kissed His feet and poured the perfume over them.
(WEY BBE NAS NIV)

Luke 7:46
No oil did you pour even on my head; but she has poured perfume upon my feet.
(WEY BBE NAS NIV)

John 11:2
(The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)
(Root in ASV RSV)

John 12:3
Availing herself of the opportunity, Mary took a pound weight of pure spikenard, very costly, and poured it over His feet, and wiped His feet with her hair, so that the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
(WEY BBE NAS NIV)

John 12:5
"Why was not that perfume sold for 300 shillings and the money given to the poor?"
(WEY BBE NAS NIV)

John 12:7
But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial.
(See NIV)

2 Corinthians 2:15
For we are a sweet perfume of Christ to God in those who are getting salvation and in those who are going to destruction;
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 2:16
To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?
(BBE)

Ephesians 5:2
And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.
(BBE)

Philippians 4:18
I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.
(BBE)

Revelation 8:3
And another angel came and took his place at the altar, having a gold vessel for burning perfume; and there was given to him much perfume, so that he might put it with the prayers of all the saints on the gold altar which was before the high seat.
(BBE YLT)

Revelation 8:4
And the smoke of the perfume, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
(BBE YLT)

Revelation 18:13
and cinnamon, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, sheep, horses, chariots, and people's bodies and souls.
(WEB WEY BBE NAS)

Exodus 25:6
Oil for the light, spices for the sweet-smelling oil, sweet perfumes for burning;
(Root in BBE YLT)

Exodus 29:13
and thou hast taken all the fat which is covering the inwards, and the redundance on the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat which 'is' on them, and hast made perfume on the altar;
(YLT)

Exodus 29:18
and thou hast made perfume with the whole ram on the altar. It 'is' a burnt-offering to Jehovah, a sweet fragrance; a fire-offering it 'is' to Jehovah.
(YLT)

Exodus 29:25
and thou hast taken them out of their hand, and hast made perfume on the altar beside the burnt-offering, for sweet fragrance before Jehovah; a fire-offering it 'is' to Jehovah.
(YLT)

Exodus 30:1
And you are to make an altar for the burning of perfume; of hard wood let it be made.
(BBE YLT)

Exodus 30:7
And Aaron hath made perfume on it, perfume of spices, morning by morning; in his making the lamps right he doth perfume it,
(YLT)

Exodus 30:8
and in Aaron's causing the lamps to go up between the evenings, he doth perfume it; a continual perfume before Jehovah to your generations.
(YLT)

Exodus 30:9
No strange perfume, no burned offering or meal offering, and no drink offering is to be offered on it.
(BBE YLT)

Exodus 30:20
in their going in unto the tent of meeting they wash 'with' water, and die not; or in their drawing nigh unto the altar to minister, to perfume a fire-offering to Jehovah,
(YLT)

Exodus 30:25
You shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 30:27
and the table and all its vessels, and the candlestick and its vessels, and the altar of perfume,
(YLT)

Exodus 30:33
Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.'"
(See NIV)

Exodus 30:35
and you shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 30:37
And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.
(KJV BBE WBS YLT)

Exodus 30:38
Whoever shall make any like that, to smell of it, he shall be cut off from his people."
(See NAS RSV)

Exodus 31:8
and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick and all its vessels, and the altar of the perfume,
(YLT)

Exodus 31:11
And the holy oil, and the perfume of sweet spices for the holy place; they will do whatever I have given you orders to have done.
(BBE YLT)

Exodus 35:8
And oil for the lights, and spices for the holy oil and for the sweet perfumes for burning.
(Root in BBE YLT)

Exodus 35:15
And the altar for burning spices, with its rods, and the holy oil and the sweet perfume, and the curtain for the door, at the door of the House;
(BBE YLT)

Exodus 35:28
And the spice and the oil for the light, and the holy oil and the sweet perfumes.
(Root in BBE YLT)

Exodus 37:29
He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
(Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 39:38
And the gold altar, and the holy oil, and the sweet perfume for burning, and the curtain for the doorway of the tent;
(BBE YLT)

Exodus 40:5
And put the gold altar for burning perfumes in front of the ark of the law, hanging the curtain over the doorway of the House.
(Root in BBE YLT)

Exodus 40:27
Burning sweet perfumes on it, as the Lord had given him orders.
(Root in BBE YLT)

Leviticus 1:9
and its inwards and its legs he doth wash with water; and the priest hath made perfume with the whole on the altar, a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
(YLT)

Leviticus 1:15
and the priest hath brought it near unto the altar, and hath wrung off its head, and hath made perfume on the altar, and its blood hath been wrung out by the side of the altar;
(YLT)

Leviticus 1:17
and he hath cleaved it with its wings (he doth not separate 'it'), and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar, on the wood, which 'is' on the fire; it 'is' a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
(YLT)

Leviticus 2:1
And when anyone makes a meal offering to the Lord, let his offering be of the best meal, with oil on it and perfume:
(BBE)

Leviticus 2:2
And let him take it to Aaron's sons, the priests; and having taken in his hand some of the meal and of the oil, with all the perfume, let him give it to the priest to be burned on the altar, as a sign, an offering made by fire, for a sweet smell to the Lord.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 2:9
and the priest hath lifted up from the present its memorial, and hath made perfume on the altar, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah;
(YLT)

Leviticus 2:11
No present which ye bring near to Jehovah is made fermented, for with any leaven or any honey ye perfume no fire-offering to Jehovah.
(YLT)

Leviticus 2:15
And put oil on it and perfume: it is a meal offering.
(BBE)

Leviticus 2:16
And part of the meal of the offering and part of the oil and all the perfume is to be burned for a sign by the priest: it is an offering made by fire to the Lord.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 3:5
and sons of Aaron have made it a perfume on the altar, on the burnt-offering which 'is' on the wood, which 'is' on the fire -- a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
(YLT)

Leviticus 3:11
and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar -- bread of a fire-offering to Jehovah.
(YLT)

Leviticus 3:16
and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar -- bread of a fire-offering, for sweet fragrance; all the fat 'is' Jehovah's.
(YLT)

Leviticus 4:7
And the priest is to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar on which perfume is burned before the Lord in the Tent of meeting, draining out all the rest of the blood of the ox at the base of the altar of burned offering which is at the door of the Tent of meeting.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 4:10
as it is lifted up from the ox of the sacrifice of the peace-offerings; and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar of the burnt-offering.
(YLT)

Leviticus 4:19
and all its fat he doth lift up from it, and hath made perfume on the altar.
(YLT)

Leviticus 4:26
and with all its fat he doth make perfume on the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of the peace-offerings; and the priest hath made atonement for him because of his sin, and it hath been forgiven him.
(YLT)

Leviticus 4:31
and all its fat he doth turn aside, as the fat hath been turned aside from off the sacrifice of the peace-offerings, and the priest hath made perfume on the altar, for sweet fragrance to Jehovah; and the priest hath made atonement for him, and it hath been forgiven him.
(YLT)

Leviticus 4:35
and all its fat he turneth aside, as the fat of the sheep is turned aside from the sacrifice of the peace-offerings, and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar, according to the fire-offerings of Jehovah, and the priest hath made atonement for him, for his sin which he hath sinned, and it hath been forgiven him.
(YLT)

Leviticus 5:11
But if he has not enough money for two doves or two young pigeons, then let him give, for the sin he has done, the tenth part of an ephah of the best meal, for a sin-offering; let him put no oil on it, and no perfume, for it is a sin-offering.
(BBE)

Leviticus 5:12
and he hath brought it in unto the priest, and the priest hath taken a handful from it -- the fulness of his hand -- its memorial -- and hath made perfume on the altar, according to the fire-offerings of Jehovah; it 'is' a sin-offering.
(YLT)

Leviticus 6:12
And the fire on the altar is burning on it, it is not quenched, and the priest hath burned on it wood morning by morning, and hath arranged on it the burnt-offering, and hath made perfume on it 'with' the fat of the peace-offerings;
(YLT)

Leviticus 6:15
The priest is to take in his hand some of the meal of the meal offering and of the oil of it, and all the perfume on it, burning it on the altar as a sign, for a sweet smell to the Lord.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 7:5
and the priest hath made them a perfume on the altar, a fire-offering to Jehovah; it 'is' a guilt-offering.
(YLT)

Leviticus 7:31
And the priest hath made perfume with the fat on the altar, and the breast hath been Aaron's and his sons;
(YLT)

Leviticus 8:16
And he taketh all the fat that 'is' on the inwards, and the redundance above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses maketh Perfume on the altar,
(YLT)

Leviticus 8:20
and the ram he hath cut into its pieces, and Moses maketh perfume with the head, and the pieces, and the fat,
(YLT)

Leviticus 8:21
and the inwards and the legs he hath washed with water, and Moses maketh perfume with the whole ram on the altar; it 'is' a burnt-offering, for sweet fragrance; it 'is' a fire-offering to Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
(YLT)

Leviticus 8:28
And Moses taketh them from off their hands, and maketh perfume on the altar, on the burnt-offering, they 'are' consecrations for sweet fragrance; it 'is' a fire-offering to Jehovah;
(YLT)

Leviticus 9:10
and the fat, and the kidneys, and the redundance of the liver, of the sin-offering, he hath made a perfume on the altar, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses;
(YLT)

Leviticus 9:13
and the burnt-offering they have presented unto him, by its pieces, and the head, and he maketh perfume on the altar;
(YLT)

Leviticus 9:14
and he washeth the inwards and the legs, and maketh perfume for the burnt-offering on the altar.
(YLT)

Leviticus 9:17
and he bringeth near the present, and filleth his palm with it, and maketh perfume on the altar, apart from the burnt-offering of the morning.
(YLT)

Leviticus 9:20
and they set the fat on the breasts, and he maketh perfume with the fat on the altar;
(YLT)

Leviticus 10:1
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their vessels and put fire in them and perfume, burning strange fire before the Lord, which he had not given them orders to do.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 16:12
And he is to take a vessel full of burning coal from the altar before the Lord and in his hand some sweet perfume crushed small, and take it inside the veil;
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 16:13
And let him put the perfume on the fire before the Lord so that the ark may be covered with a cloud of the smoke of the perfume, in order that death may not overtake him.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 16:25
and with the fat of the sin-offering he doth make perfume on the altar.
(YLT)

Leviticus 17:6
And the priest hath sprinkled the blood upon the altar of Jehovah, at the opening of the tent of meeting, and hath made perfume with the fat for sweet fragrance to Jehovah;
(YLT)

Leviticus 26:30
And I will send destruction on your high places, overturning your perfume altars, and will put your dead bodies on your broken images, and my soul will be turned from you in disgust.
(BBE)

Numbers 5:15
Then let him take her to the priest, offering for her the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal, without oil or perfume; for it is a meal offering of a bitter spirit, a meal offering keeping wrongdoing in mind.
(BBE)

Numbers 5:26
and the priest hath taken a handful of the present, its memorial, and hath made perfume on the altar, and afterwards doth cause the woman to drink the water:
(YLT)

Numbers 7:14
one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume;
(YLT)

Numbers 7:20
one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume;
(YLT)

Numbers 7:26
one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume;
(YLT)

Numbers 7:32
one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume;
(YLT)

Numbers 7:38
one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume;
(YLT)

Numbers 7:44
one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume;
(YLT)

Numbers 7:50
one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume;
(YLT)

Numbers 7:56
one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume;
(YLT)

Numbers 7:62
one golden spoon of ten 'shekels', full of perfume;
(YLT)

Subtopics

Perfume

Perfume used in the Tabernacle