The priest will also take some of the olive oil and pour it into his own left hand.
You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong. That is why God, your God, has anointed you, rather than your companions, with the oil of joy.
“On the eighth day he must take two male lambs that have no defects and a one-year-old female lamb that has no defects. He must also take eight cups of flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering along with a quart of olive oil.
He will dip his right finger in the oil in his left hand, and with his finger sprinkle some of the oil seven times in the Lord’s presence.
The man whom God has sent speaks God’s message. After all, God gives him the Spirit without limit.
The Holy One has anointed you, so all of you have knowledge.