Exodus 30:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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,”

Exodus 30:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 30:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 30:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Also take fine spices: of liquid myrrh, five hundred shekels; and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty; and of fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty;”

Exodus 30:23 — World English Bible

Exodus 30:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Take thou also unto thee the chief spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty, ”

Exodus 30:23 — American Standard Version

Exodus 30:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And thou, take to thyself principal spices, wild honey five hundred <FI>shekels<Fi> ; and spice-cinnamon, the half of that, two hundred and fifty; and spice-cane two hundred and fifty;”

Exodus 30:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 30:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou, take best spices — of liquid myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon the half — two hundred and fifty, and of sweet myrtle two hundred and fifty, ”

Exodus 30:23 — Darby Translation

Exodus 30:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Take thou also vnto thee, principall spices of the most pure myrrhe fiue hundreth shekels, of sweete cinamon halfe so much, that is, two hundreth and fiftie, and of sweete calamus, two hundreth, and fiftie:”

Exodus 30:23 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 30:23 in Context — Exodus 30

21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

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.

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What Does Exodus 30:23 Mean?

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