Exodus 30:22-33

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Oil for Anointing

²² The Lord said to Moses, ²³ “Take the finest spices: 12½ pounds of powdered ^[a] myrrh; half as much, that is, 6¼ pounds of fragrant cinnamon; 6¼ pounds of fragrant cane; ²⁴ 12½ pounds of cassia—all weighed using the standard weight of the holy place—and 4 quarts of olive oil. ²⁵ Have a perfumer make these into a holy oil, a fragrant mixture, used only for anointing. This will be the holy oil used for anointing.

²⁶ “Use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark containing the words of my promise, ²⁷ the table and all the dishes, the lamp stand and all the utensils, the altar for incense, ²⁸ the altar for burnt offerings and all its accessories, and the basin with its stand. ²⁹ In this way you will dedicate them for their holy purpose. Then they will be most holy, and anything that touches them will become holy. ³⁰ Anoint Aaron and his sons as well. In this way you will set them apart for their holy duties of serving me as priests.

³¹ “Say to the Israelites, ‘For generations to come, this will be my holy oil used only for anointing. ³² It must never be poured on the bodies of other people. Never make any perfumed oil using this formula. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy. ³³ Whoever prepares a perfume like this or puts it on anyone who is not a priest must be excluded from the people.’ ”