Exodus 30:32

“On the flesh of a human being it shall not be poured, and with its formula you shall not make any like it; it is holy; holy it shall be to you.”

Exodus 30:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 30:32, word by word

the fleshבְּשַׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “besar” appears
of a human beingאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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it shall not be pouredיִיסָךְyisach

be poured

Be poured, be spread on. It occurs only in Exodus 30:32.

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and with its formulaמַתְכֻּנְתּmatkunt

proportion, formula

A fixed amount, an exact measure; also a set quantity.

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you shall not make anyתַעֲשׂוּtaasu

make

To build or create something.

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is holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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it shall beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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The context

31And to the sons of Israel you shall speak, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil for me throughout your generations.

32 · This verse (above)

33Whoever blends any like it, or whoever puts some of it on a stranger, shall be cut off from his people.’”

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