Positive Commandment #307 of 613
Prepare the anointing oil
Commandment #307 — a positive obligation from Exodus 30:31, classified under Temple and Sacred Objects in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations.”
— Exodus 30:31
Hebrew
לא וְאֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, תְּדַבֵּר לֵאמֹר: שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת-קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה זֶה, לִי--לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם.
Greek (Septuagint)
31 καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ λαλήσεις λέγων Ἔλαιον ἄλειμμα χρίσεως ἅγιον ἔσται τοῦτο ὑμῖν εἰς τὰς γενεὰς ὑμῶν.
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Temple and Sacred Objects
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 30
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Ki Tisa
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #107
- Mishneh Torah
- ServiceThe Vessels of the Temple and Those Who Serve in It
Related Commandments in “Temple and Sacred Objects”
#8: Do not destroy objects associated with G-d's Name
Deuteronomy 12:4
#52: Do not plant a tree in the Temple courtyard
Deuteronomy 16:21
#301: Build a Sanctuary (Tabernacle-Temple)
Exodus 25:8
#302: Do not build the altar with stones hewn by metal
Exodus 20:25
#303: Do not climb steps to the altar
Exodus 20:26
#304: Show reverence to the Temple
Leviticus 19:30
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