Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
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Gill's Exposition
Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured,.... That is, not upon common men, or on men's flesh in common, as was usual at feasts and entertainments in the eastern countries, see Psa 23:5 but this was…
Compare Exo 37:29. Exo 30:23 Principal spices - i. e. the best spices. Pure myrrh - Is a gum which comes from the stem of a low, thorny, ragged tree, that grows in Arabia Felix and Eastern Africa,…
Directions are here given for the composition of the holy anointing oil and the incense that were to be used in the service of the tabernacle; with these God was to be honoured, and therefore he would…
Cambridge Bible
of man i.e. of ordinary men (cf. Psa 82:7; Isa 8:1; Hos 6:7 [2nd marg.]).
poured poured for anointing, viz. for the toilet; the Heb. word (sûk) being the one used distinctively in this connexion…
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