Exodus 30:24
in Exodus 30500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;
KJV
And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
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This verse in Exodus 30
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd of cassia five hundred shekels,.... Or two hundred and fifty ounces: after the shekel of the sanctuary; according to the standard weight kept there. This "cassia" was not the "cassia solutiva", which is of a purgative nature, and now in use in physic, but the "cassia odorata", or the sweet smelling "cassia": which, Pancirollus (s) says, some take to be the nard, out of which a most sweet oil is pressed; and Servius (t) says, that cassia is an herb of a most sweet smell.
This site's exposition
Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses
on Exodus 30:22-25
The fourth speech opens with a different formula, Moreover the Lord spake, which is why the set in chapters 25 to 31 counts as seven speeches rather than seven occurrences of one phrase. The weights are reckoned by the shekel of the sanctuary named at verse 13, so the standard set for the ransom money governs the apothecary as well. Every spice in the recipe reaches the wilderness by trade, and Exodus 35:28 says the people brought the spice for the anointing oil out of their own hands.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Interpreters are not agreed concerning them; we are sure, in general, they were the best and fittest for the purpose; they must needs be so when the divine wisdom appointed them for the divine honour. It was to be compounded secundum artem--after the art of the apothecary (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Take thou also . . . principal spices, &c.--Oil is frequently mentioned in Scripture as an emblem of sanctification, and anointing with it a means of designating objects as well as persons to the service of God.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְקִדָּ֕ה | vekidah | and cassia | H6916 → | |
| חֲמֵ֥שׁ | chamesh | five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| מֵא֖וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל | beshekel | by [the] shekel of | H8255 → | 88 times |
| הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ | hakodesh | the holy place | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וְשֶׁ֥מֶן | veshemen | and oil of | H8081 → | 193 times |
| זַ֖יִת | zayit | olive | H2132 → | 38 times |
| הִֽין׃ | hin | a hin | H1969 → | 22 times |
וְקִדָּ֕הand cassia
vekidahH6916 →
חֲמֵ֥שׁfive
chameshH2568 →343 times
מֵא֖וֹתhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
בְּשֶׁ֣קֶלby [the] shekel of
beshekelH8255 →88 times
הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁthe holy place
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
וְשֶׁ֥מֶןand oil of
veshemenH8081 →193 times
זַ֖יִתolive
zayitH2132 →38 times
הִֽין׃a hin
hinH1969 →22 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 45:8All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
it leads to
- Song of Solomon 1:3
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
- John 19:39
Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14–16
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
- Song of Solomon 1:3
Through
Exodus 29:40With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.
it leads to
- Philippians 2:17
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Philippians 2:17
Through
Ezekiel 45:12The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.
it leads to
- Exodus 30:13
Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
- Numbers 3:47
you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.
- Exodus 30:13
Through
Numbers 15:5With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering.
it leads to
- Numbers 28:14
Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine with each bull, a third of a hin with the ram, and a quarter hin with each lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering…
- Numbers 28:7
The drink offering accompanying each lamb shall be a quarter hin. Pour out the offering of fermented drink to the LORD in the sanctuary area.
- Numbers 28:14
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.