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Exodus 30:23

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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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  1. Ezekiel 27:19Rank 1 from verse 23
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    19Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.

  2. Song of Solomon 4:14Rank 2 from verse 23
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    14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

  3. Ezekiel 27:22Rank 3 from verse 23
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    22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

  4. Jeremiah 6:20Rank 4 from verse 23
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    20To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

  5. Exodus 37:29Rank 5 from verse 23
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    29¶ And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

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Exodus 30:23

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

principal

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Sense 1: First, chief, or highest in rank or importance. Sense 2: A chief person or leading thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

spices

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Aromatic substances used for fragrance, anointing, burial, seasoning, or trade.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pure

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Clean, undefiled, unmixed, uncorrupted, genuine, clear, or sincere; free from contaminating matter or evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

myrrh

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A bitter, strongly fragrant gum-resin used as spice, perfume, medicine, gift, and burial preparation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sweet

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Sense 1: Pleasing to the taste or smell. Sense 2: Pleasant, agreeable, or delightful to the senses or mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

calamus

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A sweet aromatic reed or plant.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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22¶ Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

23Take 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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24And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:

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