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.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.
- BSB Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.
- NKJV And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.
- NASB 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.
- NLT Like a skilled incense maker, blend these ingredients to make a holy anointing oil.
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Quick answer
The ingredients were blended into a holy anointing oil by skilled craft. What set people and things apart for God was itself made holy.
Overview
The expertly compounded oil was designated 'holy,' reserved exclusively for sacred consecration. Its skilled preparation reflected the care due to the things of God. The anointing it conferred points to Christ and to believers, who are anointed and sealed by the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:21-22).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Exod 37:29And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
- Exod 40:9And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.
- 1 Chr 9:30And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
- Ps 89:20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
- Ps 133:2It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
- Num 35:25And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
- Heb 1:9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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