21. They must wash their hands and their feet so that they will not die. This will be a law that continues forever for Aaron and his people who will live in the future.”
22. Then the Lord said to Moses,
23. “Find the finest spices. Get 12 pounds of liquid myrrh, half that amount (that is, 6 pounds) of sweet-smelling cinnamon, and 12 pounds of sweet-smelling cane,
24. and 12 pounds of cassia. Use the official measure to measure all these things. Also get 1 gallon of olive oil.
25. “Mix all these things to make a special sweet-smelling anointing oil.
26. Pour this oil on the Meeting Tent and on the Box of the Agreement. This will show that these things have a special purpose.
27. Pour the oil on the table and on all the dishes on the table. And pour this oil on the lamp and on all its tools. Pour the oil on the incense altar.
28. Also, pour the oil on the altar for burning offerings to God. Pour this oil on everything on that altar. Pour this oil on the bowl and on the base under the bowl.
29. You will make all these things holy. They will be very special to the Lord. Anything that touches these things will also become holy.
30. “Pour the oil on Aaron and his sons to show that they are separated from the rest of the people to serve as priests.
31. Tell the Israelites that the anointing oil is holy—it must always be used only for me.
32. This oil is holy and you must treat it as something special. Don’t use the same formula for making perfume and don’t let people use this oil like an ordinary perfume.
33. Whoever makes a perfume like that and puts it on anyone except a priest must be separated from the people.”
34. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get these sweet-smelling spices: resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense. Be sure that you have equal amounts of these spices.
35. Mix the spices together to make a sweet-smelling incense. Do this the same as a perfume maker would do it. Also mix salt with this incense. This will make it pure and special.
36. Grind some of the incense until it becomes a fine powder. Put the powder in front of the Holy Box that holds the Agreement in the Meeting Tent. This is the place where I meet with you. You must use this incense powder only for its very special purpose.