Exodus 30:34
Then said Yahweh unto Moses—Take to thee aromatic spices stacte and onycha, and galbanum,—aromatic spices, and pure frankincense,—weight for weight, shall it be.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
35And thou shalt make of it an incense, a perfume the work of a perfumer,—salted, pure, holy.
Cross References
Exodus 25:6oil for giving light,—perfumes for the anointing oil, and for fragrant incense;
Exodus 30:23Thou, therefore, take to thee—principal spices,—self-flowing myrrh, five hundred, and fragrant cinnamon, half as much, two hundred and fifty, and, fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty;
Leviticus 2:1But, when any person would bring near as an oblation, a meal-offering, unto Yahweh, of fine meal, shall be his oblation,—and he shall pour out thereon oil, and place thereon, frankincense;
Leviticus 5:11But if his hand cannot lay hold of two turtledove, or two young pigeons, then shall he bring in as his oblation—because he hath sinned—the tenth of an ephah of fine meal for bearing sin,—he shall not put thereon oil, neither shall he lay thereon frankincense, for a sin-bearer, it is.
Leviticus 24:7And thou shalt put upon each row pure frankincense,—so shall it belong unto the bread as a memorial, an altar-flame unto Yahweh.
1 Chronicles 9:29And, some from among them, were appointed over the utensils, yea over all the vessels of the holy place,—and over the fine meal, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
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 →