17. The Lord said to Moses,
18. “Make a bronze basin with a bronze base. Place it between the Tent and the altar, and put water in it.
19. Aaron and his sons are to use the water to wash their hands and feet
20. before they go into the Tent or approach the altar to offer the food offering. Then they will not be killed.
21. They must wash their hands and feet, so that they will not die. This is a rule which they and their descendants are to observe for ever.”
22. The Lord said to Moses,
23. “Take the finest spices — six kilogrammes of liquid myrrh, three kilogrammes of sweet-smelling cinnamon, three kilogrammes of sweet-smelling cane,
24. and six kilogrammes of cassia (all weighed according to the official standard). Add four litres of olive oil,
25. and make a sacred anointing oil, mixed like perfume.
26. Use it to anoint the Tent of my presence, the Covenant Box,
27. the table and all its equipment, the lampstand and its equipment, the altar for burning incense,
28. the altar for burning offerings, together with all its equipment, and the washbasin with its base.
29. Dedicate these things in this way, and they will be completely holy, and anyone or anything that touches them will be harmed by the power of their holiness.
30. Then anoint Aaron and his sons, and ordain them as priests in my service.
31. Say to the people of Israel, ‘This holy anointing oil is to be used in my service for all time to come.
32. 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.
33. Whoever makes any like it or uses any of it on anyone who is not a priest will no longer be considered one of my people.’ ”