Essay for Exodus 37:29
וַיַּ֜עַשׂ אֶת־שֶׁ֤מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה֙ קֹ֔דֶשׁ וְאֶת־קְטֹ֥רֶת הַסַּמִּ֖ים טָה֑וֹר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֹקֵֽחַ׃ (פ)
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
To round out the description of the incense altar, the text adds mention of these ingredients (cf. 30:25, 35).
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