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Psalms 133:2
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It is like fine oil on the head,running down on the beard,running down Aaron’s beardonto his robes.
It is like the precious oil on the head, That ran down on the beard, Even Aharon's beard; That came down on the edge of his robes;
It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!
It is like perfumed oil poured on the priest's head and running down his beard. It ran down Aaron's beard and on to the collar of his robes.
It is like fine oil poured on the head which flows down the beard— Aaron's beard, and then flows down his garments.
It is like the precious oil [of consecration] poured on the head, Coming down on the beard, Even the beard of Aaron, Coming down upon the edge of his [priestly] robes [consecrating the whole body].
It is like the precious oil on the head, Running down upon the beard, As on Aaron's beard, The oil which ran down upon the edge of his robes.
It is like the precious oil on the head, That ran down on the beard, Even Aaron's beard; That came down on the edge of his robes;
It is like to the precious oyntment vpon the head, that runneth downe vpon the beard, euen vnto Aarons beard, which went downe on the border of his garments:
It is like the good oil upon the head,Coming down upon the beard,Aaron's beard,Coming down upon the edge of his robes.
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron's beard over the collar of his robes.
It is like fragrant oil on the head that runs down over the beard, over the beard of Aharon, and flows down on the collar of his robes.
Like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, upon Aaron's beard, that ran down to the hem of his garments;
It is like the sweet-smelling oil that is poured over the high priest's head, that runs down his beard flowing over his robes.
It is like the precious ointment upon the head and upon the beard, even Aarons beard, that went down to the collar of his robe;
It is like the precious anointing oil running down from Aaron's head and beard, down to the collar of his robes.
It is like the fragrant oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron, that runs down upon the edges of his robes.
It is like the precious oil on the head that ran down on the beard, Aaron's beard, going down to the mouth of his garments;
Like the dewe of Hermon, which fell vpon the hill of Sion.
It is like the precious oil upon the head, That ran down upon the beard, Even Aaron's beard; That came down upon the skirt of his garments;
It is like oil of great price on the head, flowing down over the face, even Aaron's face: coming down to the edge of his robe;
It is like the precious oil upon the head, {N}that cometh down upon the collar of his garments;
It is like the precious oyntment vpon the head, that ranne downe vpon the beard, euen Aarons beard: that went downe to the skirts of his garments.
[It is] lyke vnto a pretious oyntment [powred] vpon the head, which runneth downe vpon the beard, euen vpon Aarons beard: which also runneth downe vpon the skyrtes of his garmentes.
It is as ointment on the head, that ran down to the beard, even the beard of Aaron; that ran down to the fringe of his clothing.
It is like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard; that came down upon the skirt of his garments;
As oynement in the heed; that goith doun in to the beerd, in to the beerd of Aaron. That goith doun in to the coler of his cloth; as the dew of Ermon,
It is like the precious oil on the head, That ran down on the beard, Even Aaron's beard; That came down on the skirt of his garments;
[It is] like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, [even] Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garment;
It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments.
For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron's head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.
It is like oil of great worth poured on the head, flowing down through the hair on the face, even the face of Aaron, and flowing down to his coat.
It is like the precious oil on the head, running down upon the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down over the collar of his robes.
Like the precious oil upon the head, descending upon the beard; the beard of Aaron, - which descended unto the opening of his robe:
(132-2) Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron, Which ran down to the skirt of his garment:
It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, upon the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!
As the good oil on the head, Coming down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, That cometh down on the skirt of his robes,
It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard, Even Aaron's beard, Coming down upon the edge of his robes.
Contextual Overview
(A song for worship.)
It is truly wonderful when relatives live together in peace. 2 It is as beautiful as olive oil poured on Aaron's head and running down his beard and the collar of his robe. 3 It is like the dew from Mount Hermon, falling on Zion's mountains, where the Lord has promised to bless his people with life forevermore.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
It is like: Psalms 141:5, Proverbs 27:9, Song of Solomon 1:3, John 12:3
that ran down: Exodus 30:25-30, Leviticus 8:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:29 - God Exodus 29:7 - General Exodus 29:21 - the anointing oil Leviticus 21:10 - upon Ecclesiastes 7:1 - precious Matthew 26:7 - very
Gill's Notes on the Bible
[It is] like the precious ointment upon the head,.... The composition which Moses was ordered to make of the principal spices, and therefore called precious; and which was poured on the heads of kings and priests, when they were anointed with it, Exodus 30:23;
that ran down upon the beard, [even] Aaron's beard; this was put upon the head of Aaron when he was anointed, and so on any other high priest, and trickled down to his beard; see Exodus 29:7. The reasons Kimchi and Ben Melech give, why the anointing of Aaron and other priests is mentioned, and not the anointing of a king, or of David himself, are, because the anointing of Aaron was first, and also more public and better known by the people;
that went down to the skirts of his garments; or, "the mouth" or "opening of his garments" a; not the extremity of them, as our version inclines to; for not so great a quantity of oil was poured upon him; nor would it have been decent to have his clothes thus greased from top to bottom: but the upper part of his garment, the top of the coat, on which the beard lay, as Jarchi; the neck or collar of it, as Kimchi and Ben Melech; the hole in which the head went through when it was put on, about which there was a band, that it might not be rent,
Exodus 28:32; where the Septuagint use the same word as here. Suidas b says, David means the superior aperture of the garment, that which we call the neck or collar band; and so Theodoret: and the Arabic version renders it, the "aperture", or opening of it; and hitherto the ointment came. This was typical of the grace of the Spirit, the unction from the Holy One; which has been poured on Christ, the head of the church, without measure; and with which he has been anointed above his fellows; and from him it is communicated to all his members; to every one of which is given grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ; and who from his fulness receive, and grace for grace: and particularly brotherly love is compared to this ointment; because of the preciousness of it, which is true of every grace; and because of the extensiveness of it, reaching to head and members, to Christ and all his saints, the meanest and lowest of them; and because of its fragrancy and sweet odour to all that are sensible of it; and because of its delightful, cheering, and refreshing nature; like ointment and perfume it rejoices the heart; yea, the worst things said, or reproofs given, in brotherly love, are like oil, pleasant and useful, Proverbs 27:9; and is as necessary for the saints, who are all priests unto God, to offer up their spiritual sacrifices; particularly that of prayer, which should be "without wrath", as well as without doubting; and to do all other duties of religion, which should spring from charity or love; as the anointing oil was to Aaron and his sons, in order to their officiating in the priest's office.
a ×¢× ×¤× ÎµÏι Ïην Ïαν, Sept. "super os", Montanus, Piscator; "super os, vel aperturam", Michaelis; "in capitium", Tigurine version; "upon the collar of his garments", Ainsworth. b In voce Ïα.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
It is like the precious ointment upon the head - That is, which was poured upon the head of the high priest, when consecrated to the holy office. The Hebrew is, âthe good ointment.â For a description of the ointment which was used in the consecration of the high priest, and the holy things of the sanctuary, see Exodus 30:22-30. Compare the notes at Isaiah 61:3, on the phrase âoil of joy.â Anointing with oil was common on festivals and joyous occasions (see the notes at Psalms 23:5), and hence, it became an emblem of anything joyous, happy, beautiful; and the idea seemed to be carried to the highest degree when it was connected with the anointing of a high priest to the sacred duties of his office. There is no other resemblance between the idea of anointing with oil and that of harmony among brethren than this which is derived from the gladness - the joyousness - connected with such an anointing. The psalmist wished to give the highest idea of the pleasantness of such harmony; and he, therefore, compared it with that which was most beautiful to a pious mind - the idea of a solemn consecration to the highest office of religion. The comparison is one which would not unnaturally occur to a Jew.
That ran down upon the beard - Descending from the head upon the long, flowing beard. The idea here is that of copiousness, or abundance - as if so much ointment was poured forth as to descend on the whole person, consecrating the entire man.
Even Aaronâs beard - The word âevenâ here, introduced by our translators, weakens the force and beauty of the comparison. The psalmist had the simple image of Aaron before his mind, without intending to compare him with any other.
That went down to the skirts of his garments - literally, âto the mouth of his garment.â The idea is that the anointing oil was abundant enough to flow down so as to fall on his entire robe, diffusing a sweet fragrance all around. It is possible, though it may seem like a conceit, that the psalmist may have had an idea of unity in this, as if in the anointing of the high priest the whole man was consecrated, or was âunitedâ in the consecration. It was not merely the head, but the beard, the raiment, the entire person, that partook of the fragrance of the anointing oil. Thus love in a Christian community is so abundant - so overflowing - that it spreads over all the spiritual body, the church; the same sweet and holy influence, represented by the oil of anointing, pervades all, and combines all in one.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 133:2. Like the precious ointment — The composition of this holy anointing oil may be seen, Exodus 30:23; sweet cinnamon, sweet calamus, cassia lignea, and olive oil. The odour of this must have been very agreeable, and serves here as a metaphor to point out the exquisite excellence of brotherly love.
Ran down upon the beard — The oil was poured upon the head of Aaron so profusely as to run down upon his garments. It is customary in the east to pour out the oil on the head so profusely as to reach every limb.
