Exodus 30:22–32

The Anointing Oil

^22*The Lord said to Moses, ^23*“Take the finest spices—6 kilogrammes of liquid myrrh, 3 kilogrammes of sweet-smelling cinnamon, 3 kilogrammes of sweet-smelling cane, ^24*and 6 kilogrammes of cassia (all weighed according to the official standard). Add 4 litres of olive oil, ^25*and make a sacred anointing oil, mixed like perfume. ^26*Use it to anoint the Tent of my presence, the Covenant Box, ^27*the table and all its equipment, the lamp-stand and its equipment, the altar for burning incense, ^28*the altar for burning offerings, together with all its equipment, and the washbasin with its base. ^29*Dedicate these things in this way, and they will be completely holy, and anyone or anything that touches them will be harmed by the power of their holiness.^{e 30*}Then anoint Aaron and his sons, and ordain them as priests in my service. ^31*Say to the people of Israel, ‘This holy anointing oil is to be used in my service for all time to come. ^32*It must not be poured on ordinary men, and you must not use the same formula to make any mixture like it. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy.