Parshanut for Exodus 30:31
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.
Meshekh Chokhmah
For all your generations. Only those whose descendants could continue on the throne without any limitation were anointed with the sacred oil. Thus kings of the Davidic line could be anointed with it but the kings of the northern realm could not be, because their dominion was limited to a maximum of four generations (Meshech Chochmah).
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