The Anointing Oil

22 Then the LORD said to Moses, 23 “Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh,[fn] half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon,[fn] 250 shekels of fragrant cane,[fn] 24 500 shekels of cassia [fn]—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.[fn] 25 Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.

26 Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony, 27 the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense, 28 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. 29 You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy. 30 Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.

31 And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. 32 It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you. 33 Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’ ”