Psalms 133:2

133:2 It is like fine oil poured on the head

which flows down the beard

Aaron’s beard,

and then flows down his garments.


tn Heb “[it is] like the good oil on the head, going down on the beard.”

tn Heb “which goes down in accordance with his measured things.” The Hebrew phrase מִדּוֹתָיו (middotayv, “his measured things”) refers here to the robes worn by Aaron. HALOT 546 s.v. *מַד derives the form from מַד (midah, “robe”) rather than מִדָּה (middah, “measured thing”). Ugaritic md means “robe” and is pluralized mdt.