Exodus 30:22–33

THE ANOINTING OIL

²²The Lord spoke to Moses: ²³“Take for yourself the finest spices:^p 12½ pounds of liquid myrrh, half as much (6¼ pounds^E) of fragrant cinnamon, 6¼ pounds of fragrant cane, ²⁴12½ pounds of cassia (by the sanctuary shekel), and a gallon^F of olive oil.^{q 25}Prepare from these a holy anointing oil, a scented blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil.^r

²⁶“With it you are to anoint^s the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, ²⁷the table with all its utensils, the lampstand with its utensils, the altar of incense, ²⁸the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. ²⁹Consecrate them and they will be especially holy. Whatever touches them will be consecrated. ³⁰Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate^t them to serve me as priests.

³¹“Tell the Israelites: This will be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations. ³²It must not be used for ordinary anointing on a person’s body, and you must not make anything like it using its formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you. ³³Anyone who blends something like it or puts some of it on an unauthorized person must be cut off^u from his people.”