20. Before they go into the tent of meeting, they must wash so that they will not die. Before they come near the altar to serve as priests and burn an offering by fire to the Lord,
21. they will wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This will be a permanent law for him and his descendants for generations to come.”
22. The Lord said to Moses,
23. “Take the finest spices: 12½ pounds of powdered myrrh; half as much, that is, 6¼ pounds of fragrant cinnamon; 6¼ pounds of fragrant cane;
24. 12½ pounds of cassia—all weighed using the standard weight of the holy place—and 4 quarts of olive oil.
25. Have a perfumer make these into a holy oil, a fragrant mixture, used only for anointing. This will be the holy oil used for anointing.
26. “Use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark containing the words of my promise,
27. the table and all the dishes, the lamp stand and all the utensils, the altar for incense,
28. the altar for burnt offerings and all its accessories, and the basin with its stand.
29. In this way you will dedicate them for their holy purpose. Then they will be most holy, and anything that touches them will become holy.
30. Anoint Aaron and his sons as well. In this way you will set them apart for their holy duties of serving me as priests.
31. “Say to the Israelites, ‘For generations to come, this will be my holy oil used only for anointing.
32. 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.
33. Whoever prepares a perfume like this or puts it on anyone who is not a priest must be excluded from the people.’ ”
34. The Lord said to Moses, “Take one part fragrant spices (two kinds of gum resin and aromatic mollusk shells), and mix them with one part pure frankincense.
35. Have a perfumer make it into fragrant incense, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.