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Exodus 30:34

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:

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וַיֹּאמֶר֩vayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְהוָ֨הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מֹשֶׁ֜הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.קַחqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “take”, a commandH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.לְךָ֣lekhatoלְךָ֣preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toסַמִּ֗יםsamimsweetסַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sweet”, the ordinary formH5561an aromasweet (spice).נָטָ֤ףnatafstacteנָטָףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “stacte”, the ordinary formH5198a drop; specifically, an aromatic gum (probably stacte)drop, stacte.וּשְׁחֵ֨לֶת֙ushecheletand onychaשְׁחֵלֶתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and onycha”, the ordinary formH7827a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.onycha.וְחֶלְבְּנָ֔הvechelbenahand galbanumחֶלְבְּנָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and galbanum”, the ordinary formH2464galbanam, an odorous gum (as if fatty)galbanum.סַמִּ֖יםsamimsweetסַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sweet”, the ordinary formH5561an aromasweet (spice).וּלְבֹנָ֣הulevonahand incenseלְבוֹנָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and incense”, the ordinary formH3828frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)(frank-) incense.זַכָּ֑הzakahcleanזַךְadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “clean”, the ordinary formH2134clearclean, pure.בַּ֥דbadapartבַּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “apart”, the ordinary formH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.בְּבַ֖דbevadin apartבַּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in apart”, the ordinary formH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.יִהְיֶֽהyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense; of each shall there be a like weight.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight;

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Take to thee spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, spices and pure frankincense; they are part for part;

World English Bible

Yahweh said to Moses, “Take to yourself sweet spices, gum resin, onycha, and galbanum: sweet spices with pure frankincense. There shall be an equal weight of each.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said to Moses, Take fragrant drugs — stacte, and onycha, and galbanum — fragrant drugs and pure frankincense; in like proportions shall it be.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense; of each shall there be a like weight.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord said to Moses, Take for thyself sweet herbs, stacte, onycha, sweet galbanum, and transparent frankincense; there shall be an equal weight of each.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λάβε σεαυτῷ ἡδύσματα, στακτήν, ὄνυχα, χαλβάνην ἡδυσμοῦ καὶ λίβανον διαφανῆ· ἴσον ἴσῳ ἔσται.