Take thou also unto thee: the words are very emphatical, and the Jews from hence do rightly infer, that this ointment was but once made, and that by Moses's own hands. Spices: see Song of Solomon 4:14 Ezekiel 27:22; and compare Psalms 45:8 Amos 6:6. Pure myrrh, Heb. myrrh of liberty; either,
1. Free from adulteration or mixture; or rather,
2. Freely dropping from the tree, which is esteemed better than that which is forced out of it. Calamus; a sweet reed, of which see Isaiah 43:24 Jeremiah 6:20.