You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations. It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, and do not make any like it, according to its composition. It is holy. It shall be holy to you. Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
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Moreover Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Also take fine spices: of liquid myrrh, five hundred shekels; and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty; and of fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty; and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of olive oil. You shall make it into a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil. You shall use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the table and all its articles, the lamp stand and its accessories, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its base. You shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy. You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations. It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, and do not make any like it, according to its composition. It is holy. It shall be holy to you. Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
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You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office.
You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations.
It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, and do not make any like it, according to its composition. It is holy. It shall be holy to you.
Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
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And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
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.
Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.
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And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office.
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shall be a holy anointing oil unto Me throughout your generations.
Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof; it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.'
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Cross-references (27)
- Leviticus 8:12 (vv30–31) He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
- Exodus 30:25 (v32) You shall make it into a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.
- Exodus 30:38 (v33) Whoever shall make any like that, to smell of it, he shall be cut off from his people.”
- Genesis 17:14 (v33) The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my…
- Exodus 12:15 (v33) “ ‘Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away yeast out of your houses, for whoever eats leavened…
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- Exodus 28:3 (v30) You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him,…
- Leviticus 21:10 (vv31–32) “ ‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the…
- Exodus 12:19 (v33) There shall be no yeast found in your houses for seven days, for whoever eats that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the…
- Exodus 29:7-37 (v30) Then you shall take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head, and anoint him. You shall bring his sons, and put tunics on them. You shall…
- Exodus 29:33 (v33) They shall eat those things with which atonement was made, to consecrate and sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat of it, because…
- Exodus 30:37-38 (v32) The incense which you shall make, according to its composition you shall not make for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for Yahweh.…
- Exodus 37:29 (v31) He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
- Exodus 40:15 (v30) You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. Their anointing shall be to them…
- Leviticus 7:20-21 (v33) but the soul who eats of the meat of the sacrifice of peace offerings that belongs to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul…
- Leviticus 8:30 (v30) Moses took some of the anointing oil, and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, and on his…
- Leviticus 17:4 (v33) and hasn’t brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to offer it as an offering to Yahweh before Yahweh’s tabernacle: blood shall be…
- Leviticus 17:9 (v33) and doesn’t bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to Yahweh, that man shall be cut off from his people.
- Leviticus 19:8 (v33) but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh, and that soul shall be cut off from his…
- Leviticus 23:29 (v33) For whoever it is who shall not deny himself in that same day shall be cut off from his people.
- Numbers 3:3 (v30) These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
- Numbers 9:13 (v33) But the man who is clean, and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people. Because he…
- Psalms 89:20 (v31) I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,
- Matthew 7:6 (v32) “Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and…
- Luke 12:1-2 (v33) Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his…
- Hebrews 10:26-29 (v33) For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins, but a certain…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv32–33 Neither at their burials nor otherwise.
Neither at their burials nor otherwise.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv30, 32, 33 Exo 30:30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his…
Exo 30:30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that [they] may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
Ver. 30. Aaron and his sons.] Those only that succeeded him in the office of high priest. {Lev 4:3; Lev 4:5; Lev 4:16; Lev 16:32}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv30–33 Not all of them, but only those who succeed…
Not all of them, but only those who succeed him in the high priest’s office, as appears from Exo 40:15; Lev 4:3,5,16; Exo 16:32; 21:10. This anointing of them signified both God’s election or calling them to this office, and the inward qualifications requisite for it, to wit, the gifts and graces of the Holy Ghost, which are oft designed by this word of anointing, as Isa 61:1; Dan 9:24; 1Jo 2:27, and the solemn setting apart of Christ, the true High Priest, for the mediatorial office.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv30–33 And thou shall anoint Aaron and his sons,.... Them…
And thou shall anoint Aaron and his sons,.... Them alone, and not others, as Aben Ezra, who were typical of Christ anointed with the Spirit of God without measure, to his various offices of prophet, priest and King; and also of all the saints, who are anointed priests to God, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Christ:
and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office; by anointing them, and by other rites mentioned in the preceding chapter; whereby they were set apart for that office, and were qualified for it, and had authority to exercise it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v30 Verse 30. Thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons]…
Verse 30. Thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons] For the reason of this anointing, See Clarke on Ex 29:7. It seems that this anointing oil was an emblem of Divine teaching, and especially of those influences by which the Church of Christ was, in the beginning, guided into all truth; as is evident from the allusion to it by St. John: "Ye have an unction from the HOLY ONE, and ye know all things. The anointing which ye have received from him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you; but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in HIM; 1Jo 2:20, 1Jo 2:27.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv31–33 Holy unto me, or set apart for the persons…
Holy unto me, or set apart for the persons and things employed in my service. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv30–33 30. Aaron and his sons] In Exo_29:7 (cf. Lev_8:12),…
30. Aaron and his sons] In Exo_29:7 (cf. Lev_8:12), 29 anointing is prescribed only for Aaron (the high priest), and his successors in the same office: and that originally it was only the high priest who was anointed seems to follow from the fact that he is called distinctively ‘the anointed priest,’ Lev_4:3; Lev_4:5; Lev_4:16; Lev_6:22 (cf. Exo_16:32, Exo_21:10; Exo_21:12, Num_35:25). The extension of the ceremony to his ‘sons’ (the ordinary priests) must represent a later usage: it is found here, Exo_28:41, Exo_40:15, Lev_7:36; Lev_10:7, Num_3:3. It is difficult to resist the inference that these passages belong to a later stratum of P. The reference can hardly be to the sprinkling with oil and blood noticed in Exo_29:21, Lev_8:30; for this is not termed ‘anointing,’ and is subsequent to the anointing proper (Exo_29:7; Lev_8:12).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv30, 32 (30) Thou shalt anoint Aaron.—Comp. Exo_29:7; Lev_8:12.
(30) Thou shalt anoint Aaron.—Comp. Exo_29:7; Lev_8:12.
And his sons.—See Exo_29:21.
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That they may minister unto me.—As Aaron and his sons were unfit to minister until the holy oil had been poured on them, so Christian priests can be no otherwise fitted to discharge their office than by their receiving that effluence of the Holy Spirit which the holy oil typified.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv30, 32, 33 And thou shalt anoint Aaron, etc. Not till all…
And thou shalt anoint Aaron, etc. Not till all his surroundings had received sanctification was Aaron to be consecrated. The tent, the ark, the table, the candlestick, the altar of incense, the brazen altar, the laver, and its base, each and all were to be touched with the holy oil, and thereby formally dedicated to God"s service, (Lev_8:10, Lev_8:11) and then at last was Moses to "pour of the anointing oil upon Aaron"s head, and anoint him, to sanctify him" (ib, 12). So God constantly prepares men"s spheres for them before he inducts them into their spheres. Even in the next world our Blessed Lord "prepares places for us."
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v31 Anointing oil, type of the Holy Spirit for service…
oil
Anointing oil, type of the Holy Spirit for service Act 1:8.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v32 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh continues telling Moses what Moses must tell the people.
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It must not be applied to people's skin
This can be stated in active form. AT: "You must not put the anointing oil that is dedicated to Yahweh on a person's skin" (See: Active or Passive)
with the same formula
"with the same ingredients" or "with the same items"
that person must be cut off from his people
The metaphor "cut off" has at least three possible meanings. They can be expressed in active form: 1) "I will no longer consider him to be one of the people of Israel" 2) "the people of Israel must send him away" or 3) "the people of Israel must kill him." (See: Metaphor and Active or Passive)
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set apart
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cut off
people group
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v33 30:33 cut off from the community: Either by death…
30:33 cut off from the community: Either by death or by expulsion.
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