Psalms 133:2 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 133:2

It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.

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ASV

It is like the precious oil upon the head, That ran down upon the beard, Even Aaron’s beard; That came down upon the skirt of his garments;

KJV

It 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;

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Homily 45, on Psalm 132 (420)

Like ointment upon the head, which runs down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron. Oh, if there were time for us to discuss each detail, a day could not suffice us. We read in Exodus how the priestly ointment is prepared; then we read how there was another ointment, with which the kings were anointed. There was also another ointment with which the prophets were anointed. And why do I say more? All the ointments had their own distinctions and mysteries. Do we marvel about holy persons?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

It is like the precious ointment upon the head,.... The composition which Moses was ordered to make of the principal spices, and therefore called precious; and which was poured on the heads of kings and priests, when they were anointed with it, Exo 30:23; that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard; this was put upon the head of Aaron when he was anointed, and so on any other high priest, and trickled down to his beard; see Exo 29:

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Ointment - It is no less grateful and refreshing than that oil which was poured forth upon Aaron's head at the time of his consecration to the priestly office. Skirts - Not to the lower skirt or bottom of his sacerdotal garment, but to the upper skirt of it, or the mouth of it, as the Hebrew word properly signifies.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 7 (1885)

It is like the precious ointment upon the head. In order that we may the better behold brotherly unity David gives us a resemblance, so that as in a glass we may perceive its blessedness. It has a sweet perfume about it, comparable to that precious ointment with which the first High Priest was anointed at his ordination. It is a holy thing, and so again is like the oil of consecration which was to be used only in the Lord's service.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כַּשֶּׁ֤מֶן	ka.She.men	like the oil	H8081 →
הַטּ֨וֹב׀	ha.Tov	<the> good	H2896 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הָרֹ֗אשׁ	ha.Rosh	the head	H7218 →
יֹרֵ֗ד	yo.Red	running down	H3381 →
עַֽל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הַזָּקָ֥ן	ha.za.Kan	the beard	H2206 →
זְקַֽן־	ze.kan-	[the] beard of	H2206 →
אַהֲרֹ֑ן	'a.ha.Ron	Aaron	H175 →
שֶׁ֝יֹּרֵ֗ד	She.yo.Red	that [is] running down	H3381 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
פִּ֥י	pi	[the] mouth of	H6310 →
מִדּוֹתָֽיו׃	mi.do.Tav	robes his	H4060 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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
Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
leads to
- Proverbs 16:23–24
  The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
- Psalms 23:5
  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Proverbs 16:21
  The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Through
Exodus 29:7
Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.
leads to
- Exodus 28:41
  After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 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…
- Numbers 35:25
  The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live…
- Isaiah 61:1
  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…
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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Where the connections lead

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