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14 (A)Nard and saffron, calamus and (B)cinnamon,
With all the trees of (C)frankincense,
(D)Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest [a]spices.

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  1. Song of Songs 4:14 Or balsam odors

The Costly Perfume

(A)And while He was in (B)Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster jar of perfume of very (C)costly pure [a]nard; and she broke the jar and poured it over His head.

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  1. Mark 14:3 An aromatic oil extracted from an East Indian plant

(A)Mary then took a [a]litra of (B)perfume of very costly pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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  1. John 12:3 A Roman pound, approx. 12 oz. or 340 gm