22 ¶ Also the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices: of the most pure myrrh five hundred [a]shekels, of sweet cinnamon half so much, that is, two hundred and fifty, and of sweet [b]calamus, two hundred, and fifty:

24 Also of Cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, and of oil olive an (A)Hin.

25 So thou shalt make of it the oil of holy ointment, even a most precious ointment after the art of the Apothecary: this shall be the oil of holy ointment.

26 And thou shalt anoint the [c]Tabernacle of the Congregation therewith, and the Ark of the Testimony:

27 Also the Table, and all the instruments thereof, and the Candlestick, with all the instruments thereof, and the altar of incense:

28 Also the altar of burnt offering with all his instruments, and the laver and his foot.

29 So thou shalt sanctify them, and they shall be most holy: all that shall touch them, shall be holy.

30 Thou shalt also anoint Aaron and his sons, and shalt consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the Priest’s office.

31 Moreover thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me, throughout your generations.

32 None shall anoint [d]man’s flesh therewith, neither shall ye make any composition like unto it: for it is holy, and shall be holy unto you.

33 Whosoever shall make the like ointment, or whosoever shall put any of it upon [e]a stranger, even he shall be cut off from his people.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 30:23 Weighing so much.
  2. Exodus 30:23 It is a kind of reed of a very sweet savor within, and it is used in powders and odors.
  3. Exodus 30:26 All things which appertain to the Tabernacle.
  4. Exodus 30:32 Neither at their burials nor otherwise.
  5. Exodus 30:33 Either a stranger or an Israelite, save only the Priests.

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