13-15. Each man over nineteen, whether rich or poor, must pay me the same amount of money, weighed according to the official standards.
16. This money is to be used for the upkeep of the sacred tent, and because of it, I will never forget my people.
17. The Lord said to Moses:
18-21. Make a large bronze bowl and a bronze stand for it. Then put them between the altar for sacrifice and the sacred tent, so the priests can wash their hands and feet before entering the tent or offering a sacrifice on the altar. Each priest in every generation must wash himself in this way, or else he will die there.
22. The Lord said to Moses:
23-25. Mix four litres of olive oil with the following costly spices: six kilogrammes of myrrh, three kilogrammes of cinnamon, three kilogrammes of cane, and six kilogrammes of cassia. Measure these according to the official standards. Then use this sacred mixture
26. for dedicating the tent and chest,
27. the table with its equipment, the lampstand with its equipment, the incense altar with all its utensils,
28. the altar for sacrifices, and the large bowl with its stand.
29. By dedicating them in this way, you will make them so holy that anyone who even touches them will become holy.
30. When you ordain Aaron and his sons as my priests, sprinkle them with some of this oil,
31. and say to the people of Israel: “This oil must always be used in the ordination service of a priest. It is holy because it is dedicated to the Lord.
32. So treat it as holy! Don't ever use it for everyday purposes or mix any for yourselves.
33. If you do, you will no longer belong to the Lord's people.”