Exodus 30:31

And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.

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KJV

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

ASV

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

YLT

`And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, A holy anointing oil is this to Me, to your generations;

DBT

And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, A holy anointing oil shall this be unto me throughout your generations.

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And thou shall speak unto the children of Israel,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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Take thou also . . . principal spices, &c.--Oil is frequently mentioned in Scripture as an emblem of sanctification, and anointing with it a means of designating objects as well as persons to the service of God.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

To show the excellency of holiness, there was that in the tabernacle which was in the highest degree grateful both to the sight and to the smell. Christ's name is said to be as ointment poured forth ( Cant. i. 3 ), and the good name of Christians better than precious ointment, Eccl. vii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

Cross-references

5 linked verses

The verses this one reaches5

Psalms 89:20
I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
Leviticus 21:10
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.
Exodus 37:29
He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
Leviticus 8:12
He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.
Exodus 40:15
Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 89:20
I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:12–13
  So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
- Isaiah 61:1–3
  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…
- 1 Samuel 16:1
  Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending…
- John 3:34
  For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
Through
Leviticus 21:10
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…
leads to
- Leviticus 10:6–7
  Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be…
- Leviticus 16:32
  The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments
- Matthew 26:65
  At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
Through
Leviticus 8:12
He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.
leads to
- Exodus 30:30
  Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.

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