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23 "Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred and fifty, and of aromatic cane two hundred and fifty,
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“Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant calamus,
24 and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;
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500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
25 and you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; a holy anointing oil it shall be.
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Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil.
26 And you shall anoint with it the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony,
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Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law,
27 and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,
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the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense,
28 and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the laver and its base;
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the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.
29 you shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy; whatever touches them will become holy.
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You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.
30 And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests.
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“Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
31 And you shall say to the people of Israel, 'This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.
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Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.
32 It shall not be poured upon the bodies of ordinary men, and you shall make no other like it in composition; it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.
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Do not pour it on anyone else’s body and do not make any other oil using the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred.
33 Whoever compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.'"
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Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from their people.’ ”
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