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Moreover, the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

"Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of liquid myrrh five hundred shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, 250, and of fragrant cane 250,

Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,

and of cassia 500, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.

And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:

"You shall make from these a holy anointing oil, a fragrant mixture of ointments, the work of a perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.

And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.

"And you shall anoint the tent of meeting with it, and the ark of the testimony,

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

and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,

And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,

and the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin and its stand.

And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.

"You shall also consecrate them, so that they may be most holy; whatever touches them shall be holy.

And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

"And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, so that they may serve as priests to Me.

And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

"Furthermore, you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations.

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

'It shall not be poured on anyone's body, nor shall you make any like it in the same proportions; it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.

Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.

'Whoever mixes any like it or whoever puts any of it on a layman shall be cut off from his people.'"

Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.