Mix the spices together to make a sweet-smelling incense. [314] Do this the same as a perfume maker would do it. Also mix salt with this incense. This will make it pure and special.
Zadok the priest carried the oil from the Holy Tent. Zadok poured the oil on Solomon’s head to show that he was the king. They blew the trumpet and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!”
Put the clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons. Then pour the special oil on them to make them priests. This will make them holy, and they will serve me as priests.
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.
Grind some of the incense until it becomes a fine powder. Put the powder in front of the Agreement [315] in the Meeting Tent. [316] This is the place where I meet with you. You must use this incense powder only for its very special purpose.
Then he must take a firepan [275] full of coals of fire from the altar [276] before the Lord. Aaron will take two handfuls of sweet incense [277] that has been ground into powder. Aaron must bring that incense into the room behind the curtain.
You must also put salt on every grain offering you bring. You must not let the salt of God’s Agreement be missing from your grain offering. You must bring salt with all your offerings.
Mary brought in a pint of very expensive perfume made from pure nard. {\cf2\super [190]} Mary poured the perfume on Jesus’ feet. Then she wiped his feet with her hair. And the sweet smell from the perfume filled the whole house.