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Moreover the LORDspake unto Moses,saying ,
23Take thou also unto thee principalspices, of puremyrrhfivehundred shekels, and of sweetcinnamonhalf so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweetcalamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
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And of cassiafivehundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oilolive an hin:25
And thou shalt make it an oil of holyointment, an ointmentcompound after the art of the apothecary :a it shall be an holyanointingoil.26
And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,27
And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,28
And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.29
And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be mostholy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy .
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And thou shalt anointAaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office .
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And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel,saying , This shall be an holyanointingoil unto me throughout your generations.32
Upon man'sflesh 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.
33Whosoevercompoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger , shall even be cut off from his people.34
And the LORDsaid unto Moses,Take unto thee sweet spices,stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweetspices with purefrankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
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And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary , temperedb together, pure and holy:36
And thou shalt beat some of it very small , and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you mostholy.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.38Whosoevershallmake like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.
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