Musar for Exodus 30:37
וְהַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה בְּמַ֨תְכֻּנְתָּ֔הּ לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ לָכֶ֑ם קֹ֛דֶשׁ תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ לַיהוָֽה׃
And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves; it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
Commandment 111 forbids the making up of the mixture of spices for the incense offering by using the same ingredients or the same quantities as those prescribed in the Torah. Such a mixture must not be used for private purposes. The very intention to use such a mixture, even if one is only making it for oneself, is already culpable.
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