Exodus 30:23

Take thou also unto thee choice spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekel-weights, and of fragrant cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of fragrant cane spice two hundred and fifty,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,

In Context

22Moreover Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,

24And of cassia five hundred shekel-weights, after the shekel of HaKodesh, and of shemen zayit (oil olive) a hin:

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Cross References

Exodus 37:29And he made the Shemen HaMishchah Kodesh, and the ketoret spices, tahor, according to the artistic work of a perfumer.

1 Chronicles 9:29Some of them also were appointed to oversee the kelim (vessels), and all the k'lei haKodesh, and the solet (flour), and the yayin, and the shemen, and the incense, and the spices.

Psalms 45:8Thou lovest tzedek, and hatest resha; 1 therefore Elohim, Eloheicha, hath anointed Thee 1 with shemen sasson (the oil of gladness) above Thy chaverim. 1

Song of Solomon 1:3Tovim is the fragrance of thy shmanim (ointments); 1 thy shem (name) is like shemen (ointment) poured forth; 1 therefore do the alamot love thee. + 1:3 alamot, young unmarried virgins; pl of almah virgin; see Shir Song 6:8; Isa 7:14; Gn 24:43; Ex 2:8; Prov 30:19, where the word has this explicit or implicit meaning throughout the Tanakh; see The Translator to the Reader 1

Song of Solomon 4:14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, 1 with kol atzei levonah (all kinds of incense trees); 1 myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices: 1

Jeremiah 6:20To what purpose cometh there to Me frankincense from Sheva, + 6:20 i.e., southwest Arabia 1 and the sweet cane from a far country? 1 Your olot (burnt offerings) are not acceptable, 1 nor your zevakhim pleasing unto Me. 1

Matthew Henry on Exodus 30:23-38

22 Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, 24 And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: 25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. 26 And thou shalt anoint… Read the whole commentary →

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