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Exodus 30:24

22 Then the LORD said to Moses,

23 “Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.

25 Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.

26 Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
KJV
And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
WEB
and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of olive oil.
ASV
and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.
DARBY
and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;
BLB
and cassia, five hundred [shekels], according to the shekel of the sanctuary; and olive oil, a hin.
ÅB
og av kassia fem hundre sekel etter helligdommens vekt og en hin olivenolje.
OTB
500 sekel kassia, etter helligdommens sekel, og en hin olivenolje.
B1930
og av kassia fem hundre sekel efter helligdommens vekt og en hin olivenolje.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 45:8

    All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.

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  • Exodus 29:40

    With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.

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  • Ezekiel 45:12

    The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.

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  • Numbers 3:47

    you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.

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  • Leviticus 19:36

    You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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  • Numbers 15:5

    With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering.

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