Exodus 30:24

And cassia, five hundred ( shekels) weight, of the shekels of the sanctuary; and olive oil, a hina full;

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:

In Context

23Take thou also to thee choice (first or principal) aromatics: pure myrrh, five hundred ( shekels’ weight); and sweet cinnamon, one half (as much), two hundred and fifty ( shekels) weight; of sweet calamus, two hundred and fifty ( shekels’) weight;

25And make it a holy anointing oil, most fragrant, the work of the perfumer; it shall be the holy oil for anointing.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:36Balances of truth, weights of truth, a measure in truth, and hins of truth you shall have.

Numbers 15:5And wine for a libation the fourth of a hina shall he make upon the burnt offering, or hallowed sacrifice, for one lamb:

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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