King James Version
Exodus 30:24 in the King James Version says “And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:”
Exodus 30:24 · KJV
Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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,
And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
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. apothecary: or, perfumer
And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
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“and of oil”
H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
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