Exodus
Exodus 30:22–25
22Then the LORD said to Moses, 23“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh,h half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon,i 250 shekels of fragrant cane,j 24500 shekels of cassiak — all according to the sanctuary shekel — and a hin of olive oil.l 25Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.
Footnotes
- h 30:23 500 shekels is approximately 12.6 pounds or 5.7 kilograms of myrrh.
- i 30:23 250 shekels is approximately 6.3 pounds or 2.9 kilograms of cinnamon.
- j 30:23 250 shekels is approximately 6.3 pounds or 2.9 kilograms of cane.
- k 30:24 500 shekels is approximately 12.6 pounds or 5.7 kilograms of cassia.
- l 30:24 A hin is approximately 0.97 gallons or 3.67 liters of olive oil.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Exodus 30:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
Exodus 30:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take | קַח־ | qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| the finest | רֹאשׁ֒ | rōš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| spices | בְּשָׂמִ֣ים | bə·śā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree |
| 500 shekels | חֲמֵ֣שׁ | ḥă·mêš | Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| of liquid | דְּרוֹר֙ | də·rō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H1865 a flowing; free run, liberty |
| myrrh | מָר־ | mār- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4753 myrrh |
| half | מַחֲצִית֖וֹ | ma·ḥă·ṣî·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4276 half, middle |
| 250 shekels | חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| of fragrant | בֶּ֥שֶׂם | be·śem | Noun - masculine singular | H1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree |
| cinnamon | וְקִנְּמָן־ | wə·qin·nə·mān- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7076 cinnamon |
| 250 shekels | חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| of fragrant | בֹ֖שֶׂם | ḇō·śem | Noun - masculine singular | H1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree |
| cane | וּקְנֵה־ | ū·qə·nêh- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7070 stalk, reed |
Exodus 30:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 shekels | חֲמֵ֥שׁ | ḥă·mêš | Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| of cassia | וְקִדָּ֕ה | wə·qid·dāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H6916 cassia |
| all according to the sanctuary | הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ | haq·qō·ḏeš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| shekel | בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל | bə·še·qel | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8255 shekel |
| and a hin | הִֽין׃ | hîn | Noun - masculine singular | H1969 hin |
| of olive | זַ֖יִת | za·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
| oil | וְשֶׁ֥מֶן | wə·še·men | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8081 fat, oil |
Exodus 30:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare | וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| from these a sacred | קֹ֔דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| anointing | מִשְׁחַת־ | miš·ḥaṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4888 ointment |
| oil | שֶׁ֚מֶן | še·men | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8081 fat, oil |
| a fragrant blend | רֹ֥קַח | rō·qaḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7545 spice-mixture, perfume |
| the work | מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | ma·‘ă·śêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of a perfumer | רֹקֵ֑חַ | rō·qê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7543 mix |
| it will be | יִהְיֶֽה׃ | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a sacred | קֹ֖דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| anointing | מִשְׁחַת־ | miš·ḥaṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4888 ointment |
| oil | שֶׁ֥מֶן | še·men | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8081 fat, oil |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 30:23 Song of Solomon 4:14 · Ezekiel 27:19 · Ezekiel 27:22 · Jeremiah 6:20
Exodus 30:24 Exodus 29:40 · Psalm 45:8
Exodus 30:25 Exodus 37:29 · 1 Chronicles 9:30 · Psalm 133:2 · Exodus 40:9 · Psalm 89:20 · Numbers 35:25 · Hebrews 1:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.