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Exodus 30:32

30 Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.

31 And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.

It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.

33 Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”

34 The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,

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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
It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.
KJV
Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
WEB
It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, and do not make any like it, according to its composition. It is holy. It shall be holy to you.
ASV
Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof: it is holy, [and] it shall be holy unto you.
DARBY
Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make [any] like it, after the preparation of it: it is holy holy shall it be unto you.
BLB
On the flesh of man it shall not be poured, and with its proportion you⁺ shall make no [other] like it. It [is] holy; it shall be holy to you⁺.
ÅB
På et annet menneskes legeme må den ikke komme, og dere skal ikke lage noen annen olje slik blandet som den; hellig er den, hellig skal den være for dere.
OTB
Den skal ikke helles på noen andres kropp, og dere skal ikke lage noen annen olje med samme formel. Den er hellig, og dere må betrakte den som hellig.
B1930
På et annet menneskes legeme må den ikke komme, og I skal ikke lage nogen annen olje således blandet som den; hellig er den, hellig skal den være for eder.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 30:25

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

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  • Leviticus 21:10

    The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.

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  • Matthew 7:6

    Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

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  • Exodus 30:37–38

    You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.

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