The Meaning of Exodus 30:24 Explained

Exodus 30:24

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

YLT: and cassia five hundred, by the shekel of the sanctuary, and olive oil a hin;

Darby: and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;

ASV: and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And of cassia  five  hundred  [shekels], after the shekel  of the sanctuary,  and of oil  olive  an hin: 

What does Exodus 30:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 30:22-38 - The Anointing Oil And The Incense
The anointing oil was extremely rich and costly. Pure myrrh; sweet cinnamon, imported probably from Sumatra or China; sweet calamus, the product of India or Mesopotamia; cassia, from Java, were the principal ingredients. Such a combination must have produced a delightful fragrance! The use of this oil was restricted to the holy service of the Tabernacle, and reminds us of "the unction of the Holy One"-i.e., the anointing by the Holy Spirit. See Leviticus 8:10-12 and 1 John 2:20.
Christ is the Anointed, and He sheds the oil of joy on our heads, as one by one we yield ourselves to His service. See Acts 2:33. The oil was not to be poured on "the flesh of man." We must deny the flesh, with its affections and lusts, that we may be filled with the Spirit. Calvary before Pentecost!
The incense also was carefully prepared, and thus we are taught that prayers should not be uttered rashly or lightly; but with reverence, deliberation and forethought. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 30

1  The altar of incense
11  The ransom of souls
17  The bronze basin
22  The holy anointing oil
34  The composition of the incense

What do the individual words in Exodus 30:24 mean?

And cassia five hundred [shekels] of according to the shekel of the sanctuary and of oil olive a hin
וְקִדָּ֕ה חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְשֶׁ֥מֶן זַ֖יִת הִֽין

וְקִדָּ֕ה  And  cassia 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: קִדָּה  
Sense: a spice—cassia.
חֲמֵ֥שׁ  five 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
מֵא֖וֹת  hundred  [shekels] 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל  of  according  to  the  shekel 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁקֶל  
Sense: shekel.
הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ  of  the  sanctuary 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
וְשֶׁ֥מֶן  and  of  oil 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
זַ֖יִת  olive 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זַיִת  
Sense: olive, olive tree.
הִֽין  a  hin 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: הִין  
Sense: hin.