Linton Global
Bible Research Suite
Positive commandment 35 of 248

To anoint high priests and kings with the oil of anointment

Rembrandt, Moses with the Ten Commandments (1659), Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public domain.

Maimonides

To anoint high priests and kings with the oil of anointment, as it is said, “This shall be a holy anointing oil” (Ex. 30:31).

Exodus 30:31

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.
WEB
You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations.
JPS
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shall be a holy anointing oil unto Me throughout your generations.