Exodus 30:31 Commentary: Rashi, Sforno, Rabbeinu Bahya & Siftei Chakhamim

וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר שֶׁ֠מֶן מִשְׁחַת־קֹ֨דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֥ה זֶ֛ה לִ֖י לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shall be a holy anointing oil unto Me throughout your generations.

Rashi on Exodus

לדרתיכם THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS — From here our Rabbis derived that it (the oil of anointment) was miraculously preserved in its entirety for the time to come (for the Messianic days) (Horayot 11b).
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Sforno on Exodus

יהיה זה לי לדורותיכם, this oil of holy anointing for Me will last throughout your generations.
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Rabbeinu Bahya

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