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When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to make an offering by fire to the Lord, they shall wash with water, so that they may not die.
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They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they may not die: it shall be a perpetual ordinance for them, for him and for his descendants throughout their generations.
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The Lord spoke to Moses:
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Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred fifty, and two hundred fifty of aromatic cane,
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and five hundred of cassia—measured by the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil;
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and you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.
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With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the covenant,
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and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,
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and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand;
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you shall consecrate them, so that they may be most holy; whatever touches them will become holy.
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You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, in order that they may serve me as priests.