Exodus 30:23–38

²³Saying: Take spices, of principal and chosen myrrh five hundred sicles, and of cinnamon half so much; that is, two hundred and fifty sicles, of calamus in like manner two hundred and fifty,

²⁴And of cassia five hundred sicles by the weight of the sanctuary, of oil of olives the measure hin:

²⁵And thou shalt make the holy oil of unction, an ointment compounded after the art of the perfumer,

²⁶And therewith thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the testimony, and the ark of the testament,

²⁷And the table with the vessels thereof, the candlestick and furniture thereof, the altars of incense,

²⁸And of holocaust, and all the furniture that belongeth to the service of them.

²⁹And thou shalt sanctify all, and they shall be most holy: he that shall touch them shall be sanctified.

³⁰Thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and shalt sanctify them, that they may do the office of priesthood unto me.

³¹And thou shalt say to the children of Israel: This oil of unction shall be holy unto me throughout your generations.

³²The flesh of man shall not be anointed therewith, and you shall make none other of the same composition, because it is sanctified, and shall be holy unto you.

³³What man soever shall compound such, and shall give thereof to a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.

³⁴And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight.

³⁵And thou shalt make incense compounded by the work of the perfumer, well tempered together, and pure, and most worthy of sanctification.

³⁶And when thou hast beaten all into very small powder, thou shalt set of it before the tabernacle of the testimony, in the place where I will appear to thee. Most holy shall this incense be unto you.

³⁷You shall not make such a composition for your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord.

³⁸What man soever shall make the like, to enjoy the smell thereof, he shall perish out of his people.