King James Version
What Does Exodus 30:24 Mean?
“And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:”
Context
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Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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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,
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And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
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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
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And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(24) **Cassia.**—In the original, *kiddâh *not *kĕtsiôth. *Which is the exact equivalent of the Greek and Latin *cassia. *According to the best Hebrew authorities, however, cassia is intended by both words, which are derived from roots signifying “to split,” or “to peel off.” Cassia is the inner bark of a tree called by botanists *cinnamomum cassia, *which is a native of India, Java, and the Malay peninsula. It has nearly the same flavour as cinnamon, but is more pungent, and of a coarser texture. The word *kiddâh *occurs in Scripture only here and in Ezekiel 27:19.
**An hin.**—See Note on Exodus 29:40.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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