23“Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels30:23 That is, about 12 1/2 pounds or about 5.8 kilograms; also in verse 24 of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels30:23 That is, about 6 1/4 pounds or about 2.9 kilograms of fragrant calamus,
23“Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of liquid myrrh 30:23 About 15.5 and 7.75 lb. or 7 and 3.5 kgfive hundred shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, 250, and of fragrant cane 250,
23“Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty, and of fragrant cane two hundred and fifty,
23“Take for yourself the best spices: five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much—two hundred and fifty—of sweet-scented cinnamon, and two hundred and fifty of fragrant cane,
23“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh,30:23 500 shekels is approximately 12.6 pounds or 5.7 kilograms of myrrh. half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon,30:23 250 shekels is approximately 6.3 pounds or 2.9 kilograms of cinnamon. 250 shekels of fragrant cane,30:23 250 shekels is approximately 6.3 pounds or 2.9 kilograms of cane.
23“Get some fine spices. Get 12 pounds eight ounces of liquid myrrh. Get six pounds four ounces of sweet-smelling cinnamon and the same amount of sweet-smelling calamus.