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Exodus 30:25

23 “Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

24 500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.

Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.

26 Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,

27 the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.
KJV
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.
WEB
You shall make it into a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.
ASV
And thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.
DARBY
and make of it an oil of holy ointment, a perfume of perfumery after the work of the perfumer: it shall be the holy anointing oil.
BLB
And you shall make it holy anointing oil, a compounded ointment, the work of a perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.
ÅB
Av det skal du lage en hellig salvings-olje, en kryddersalve, slik som det gjøres av dem som lager salver; en hellig salvings-olje skal det være,
OTB
Lag dette til en hellig salvingsolje, en velluktende blanding, arbeidet til en parfymemaker; det skal være en hellig salvingsolje.
B1930
Av det skal du lage en hellig salvings-olje, en kryddersalve, slik som det gjøres av dem som lager salver; en hellig salvings-olje skal det være,

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Cross references

  • Exodus 37:29

    He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.

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  • Psalms 89:20

    I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

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  • Exodus 40:9

    Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:30

    And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices.

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  • Psalms 133:2

    It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.

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  • Numbers 35:25

    The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

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  • Hebrews 1:9

    You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

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