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Genesis 31:13

אָנֹכִי הָ אֵל בֵּית־אֵל אֲשֶׁר מָשַׁחְתָּ שָּׁם מַצֵּבָה אֲשֶׁר נָדַרְתָּ לִּי שָׁם נֶדֶר עַתָּה קוּם צֵא מִן הָ אָרֶץ הַ זֹּאת וְ שׁוּב אֶל אֶרֶץ מֹולַדְתֶּךָ
Myself is the El of House of El which you have smeared1001 a pillar, which you have vowed to-myself there a vow. Now, stand up, go out from the Earth of This one, and turn back toward the Earth of your birth.`
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Strong’s #4886, mashach, to smear, rub, stroke. “Anoint” is a traditional religious word later ascribed to this function.