Exodus 30:22-30

Anointing Oil

22 Then the LORD said to Moses,
23 “Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels[a] of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels[b] of fragrant calamus,
24 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin[c] of olive oil.
25 Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil.
26 Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law,
27 the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense,
28 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.
29 You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.
30 “Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.

Cross References 13

  • 1. S Genesis 43:11
  • 2. S Genesis 37:25
  • 3. Proverbs 7:17; Song of Songs 4:14
  • 4. Song of Songs 4:14; Isaiah 43:24; Jeremiah 6:20
  • 5. S ver 13
  • 6. Psalms 45:8; Ezekiel 27:19
  • 7. ver 35; Exodus 37:29; 1 Chronicles 9:30
  • 8. S Exodus 29:7; S 1 Samuel 9:16; Exodus 40:9
  • 9. Exodus 40:9; Leviticus 8:10; Numbers 7:1
  • 10. Leviticus 8:10-11
  • 11. Exodus 29:37; Leviticus 6:18,27; Matthew 23:17
  • 12. Exodus 29:7; Lev 8:2,12,30; Leviticus 10:7; Leviticus 16:32; Leviticus 21:10,12; 1 Chronicles 15:12; Psalms 133:2
  • 13. S Exodus 28:41

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. That is, about 12 1/2 pounds or about 5.8 kilograms; also in verse 24
  • [b]. That is, about 6 1/4 pounds or about 2.9 kilograms
  • [c]. That is, probably about 1 gallon or about 3.8 liters
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