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It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />It must never be used to anoint anyone else, and you must never make any blend like it for yourselves. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />It shall not be poured on the body of an ordinary person, and you shall make no other like it in composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make <i>any other</i> like it, after the composition of it: it <i>is</i> holy, <i>and</i> it shall be holy unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />It shall not be poured on man’s flesh; nor shall you make <i>any other</i> like it, according to its composition. It <i>is</i> holy, <i>and</i> it shall be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />It shall not be poured on anyone’s body, nor shall you make <i>any</i> like it in the same proportions; it is holy, <i>and</i> it shall be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It shall not be poured on anyone&#8217s body, nor shall you make any like it in the same proportions; it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘It shall not be poured on anyone’s body, nor shall you make <i>any</i> like it, in the same proportions; it is holy, <i>and</i> it shall be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It shall not be poured on anyone’s body, nor shall you make <i>any</i> like it in the same specifications; it is holy, <i>and</i> it shall be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It shall not be poured on anyone’s body, nor shall you make any like it in the same composition. It is holy, and it shall be sacred to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It must not be used for ordinary anointing on a person’s body, and you must not make anything like it using its formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It must not be used for ordinary anointing on a person&#8217s body, and you must not make anything like it using its formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So treat it as holy! Don't ever use it for everyday purposes or mix any for yourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It must never be poured on the bodies of other people. Never make any perfumed oil using this formula. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It is not to be poured out on a person's body, nor are you to make anything like it with similar formulations. It is holy, and it is to be holy to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It must not be applied to people's bodies, and you must not make any like it with the same recipe. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It shall not be poured on man's flesh, neither shall you make any like it, according to its composition: it is holy. It shall be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />it is not poured on [the] flesh of man, and you make nothing [else] like it in its proportion; it [is] holy—it is holy to you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> on flesh of man it is not poured, and with its proper proportion ye make none like it; it is holy; it is holy to you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Upon the flesh of man it shall not be poured, and according to its measure ye shall not make like it: it is holy; holy shall it be to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The flesh of man shall not be anointed from it, and you shall not make any similar compound, for it has been sanctified and it shall be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It may not be used in any ordinary anointing of the body, nor may you make any other oil of a like mixture. It is sacred, and shall be treated as sacred by you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It shall not be used in any ordinary anointing of the body, and you shall make no other like it in composition; it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Upon men's bodies shall it not be rubbed, neither shall you make any other oil like it, after the composition of it; because it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And speak with those of the house of Israel and say, ‘The oil of the anointing for holiness, this shall be mine for your generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />On man's flesh it shall not be poured, and ye shall not make <i>any</i> for yourselves according to this composition: it is holy, and shall be holiness to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/30-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=7990" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">The Anointing Oil</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">It must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5480.htm" title="5480: yî·sāḵ (V-QalPass-Imperf-3ms) -- To pour (in anointing), anoint. A primitive root; properly, to smear over, i.e. Anoint.">be used to anoint</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">an ordinary man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śar (N-msc) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯa·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">make</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kā·mō·hū (Prep:: 3ms) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">anything like it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4971.htm" title="4971: ū·ḇə·maṯ·kun·tōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Measurement, tally, proportion. Or mathkuneth; from takan in the transferred sense of measuring; proportion.">with the same formula.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">It</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">is holy,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and it must be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">to you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-12.htm">Leviticus 8:12</a></span><br />He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Leviticus 21:10-12</a></span><br />The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments. / He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother. / He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">1 Samuel 10:1</a></span><br />Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a></span><br />So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-3.htm">2 Kings 9:3</a></span><br />Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-20.htm">Psalm 89:20</a></span><br />I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20</a></span><br />You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-27.htm">1 John 2:27</a></span><br />And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-38.htm">Acts 10:38</a></span><br />how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-21.htm">2 Corinthians 1:21-22</a></span><br />Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, / placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-9.htm">Hebrews 1:9</a></span><br />You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-13.htm">Mark 6:13</a></span><br />They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14</a></span><br />Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">On man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall you make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.</p><p class="hdg">man's</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Leviticus 21:10</a></b></br> And <i>he that is</i> the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Matthew 7:6</a></b></br> Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.</p><p class="hdg">it is</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Exodus 30:25,37,38</a></b></br> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/28-42.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/exodus/28-42.htm">Body</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Composition</a> <a href="/exodus/29-34.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Formula</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-23.htm">Ordinary</a> <a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/exodus/29-7.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-7.htm">Preparation</a> <a href="/exodus/8-26.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-11.htm">Proportion</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Proportions</a> <a href="/exodus/30-28.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/30-19.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-10.htm">Body</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Composition</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Formula</a> <a href="/exodus/30-35.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/31-11.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">Ordinary</a> <a href="/exodus/37-16.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-6.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-22.htm">Preparation</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Proportion</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Proportions</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">The altar of incense</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-11.htm">The ransom of souls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-17.htm">The bronze basin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-22.htm">The holy anointing oil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">The composition of the incense</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the sacredness of the anointing oil described in <a href="/exodus/30.htm">Exodus 30</a>. The oil was reserved for consecrating the tabernacle, its furnishings, and the priests. The prohibition against using it on an "ordinary man" underscores the distinction between the holy and the common, a recurring theme in Levitical law (<a href="/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10</a>). This separation highlights the holiness required for those serving in God's presence, prefiguring the ultimate High Priest, Jesus Christ, who was anointed by God (<a href="/hebrews/1-9.htm">Hebrews 1:9</a>).<p><b>and you must not make anything like it with the same formula</b><br>The specific formula for the anointing oil, detailed earlier in <a href="/exodus/30.htm">Exodus 30</a>, was unique and not to be replicated for personal use. This exclusivity signifies the uniqueness of God's covenant with Israel. The prohibition against imitation reflects the idea that divine instructions are not to be altered or commercialized, maintaining the sanctity of worship practices. This mirrors the New Testament teaching that believers are to worship "in spirit and truth" (<a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a>), without deviation from God's prescribed ways.<p><b>It is holy</b><br>The declaration of the oil as "holy" signifies its set-apart status for divine purposes. In biblical terms, holiness involves being dedicated to God and separated from sin. The anointing oil's holiness points to the need for purity and dedication in worship and service to God. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to be holy as God is holy (<a href="/1_peter/1-16.htm">1 Peter 1:16</a>), indicating a life set apart for God's purposes.<p><b>and it must be holy to you</b><br>This phrase personalizes the command, requiring the Israelites to regard the oil with reverence and respect. It implies an internalization of God's holiness, urging the people to maintain a heart attitude that honors what God has declared sacred. This personal responsibility to uphold holiness is reflected in the New Testament call for believers to be living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>), emphasizing a life of worship and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the anointing oil from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, to whom the laws and instructions, including those about the anointing oil, were given.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence, where the anointing oil was used to consecrate the priests and sacred items.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron, who were anointed with this oil to serve in the Tabernacle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_anointing_oil.htm">Holy Anointing Oil</a></b><br>A sacred mixture used for consecrating the priests and the Tabernacle, symbolizing holiness and separation unto God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The anointing oil was not to be used for common purposes, symbolizing the need for believers to live lives set apart for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_commands.htm">Respect for God's Commands</a></b><br>The specific instructions about the oil remind us of the importance of obedience to God's commands and reverence for what He declares holy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_anointing.htm">Symbolism of Anointing</a></b><br>Anointing in the Bible often signifies being chosen and empowered by God for a specific purpose, encouraging believers to seek God's purpose in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_sacred_things.htm">Guarding Sacred Things</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to guard the sacredness of the anointing oil, believers are called to guard the sacredness of their relationship with God and the gifts He has given them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_anointing.htm">Spiritual Anointing</a></b><br>In the New Testament, believers are anointed by the Holy Spirit, which calls for a life of holiness and dedication to God's service.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_anointing_oil.htm">What constitutes anointing oil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_your_influence_show_faith.htm">What is the significance of anointing in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_misuse_of_anointing_oil_so_severe.htm">In Exodus 30:31–33, why would the penalty for misusing the anointing oil be so severe if it was simply a mix of available spices? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_exodus_incense_found_elsewhere.htm">If the incense described in Exodus 30:34-38 was so unique, why don't we see consistent evidence of its composition or its exclusive use in subsequent Israelite or neighboring cultures?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>it shall not be in ordinary use as an unguent--a mere "man," who is not a priest, shall not apply it to his private use. It shall be reserved altogether for holy purposes.<p><span class= "bld">Neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, after the recipe given in <a href="/context/exodus/30-23.htm" title="Take you also to you 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,">Exodus 30:23-25</a>. The ingredients might be used in unguents separately--they might even be so used when united in some different proportions from those laid down for the "holy ointment"--but in the proportions fixed for the holy oil they must have no secular employment.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "it shall not be used by <span class="cmt_word">any</span> privately as a mere unguent, but shall be reserved wholly for sacred purposes." <span class="cmt_word">Neither shall</span> <span class="cmt_word">ye make any other like it,</span> <span class="cmt_word">after the composition of it</span>. Rather, "after its <span class="accented">proportion</span>." The Israelites were not forbidden the use of the different materials in their unguents, or even the combination of the same materials, provided they varied the proportions. The object is simply that the holy oil should remain a thing separate and apart, never applied to any but a holy use. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/30-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">It must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be used to anoint</span><br /><span class="heb">יִיסָ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(yî·sāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3251.htm">Strong's 3251: </a> </span><span class="str2">Be poured </span><br /><br /><span class="word">an ordinary man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">make</span><br /><span class="heb">תַעֲשׂ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anything like it</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּמֹ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·mō·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the same formula.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְמַ֨תְכֻּנְתּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·maṯ·kun·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4971.htm">Strong's 4971: </a> </span><span class="str2">Measurement, tally, proportion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">It</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֔וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is holy,</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֣דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it must be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֖דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/30-32.htm">Exodus 30:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/30-32.htm">OT Law: Exodus 30:32 It shall not be poured on man's (Exo. 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