Exodus 30:29

30:29 So you are to sanctify them, ¹  and they will be most holy; ²  anything that touches them will be holy. ³ 

Matthew 23:17

23:17 Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

Matthew 23:19

23:19 You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

¹ tn The verb is a Piel perfect with vav (ו) consecutive; in this verse it is summarizing or explaining what the anointing has accomplished. This is the effect of the anointing (see Exod 29:36).

² tn This is the superlative genitive again, Heb “holy of holies.”

³ tn See Exod 29:37; as before, this could refer to anything or anyone touching the sanctified items.