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Exodus 28:17

15 And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.

And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.

18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
KJV
And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
WEB
You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;
ASV
And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;
DARBY
And thou shalt set in it settings of stones four rows of stones: [one] row, a sardoin, a topaz, and an emerald the first row;
BLB
And you shall fill in it fillings of stone, four rows of stone: a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald [are] the first row;
ÅB
Og du skal sette på den fire rader med innfattede steiner. I en rad skal det være en karneol, en topas og en smaragd; det er den første rad.
OTB
Monter fire rader med edelstener på den. Den første raden skal være rubin, topas og smaragd;
B1930
Og du skal sette på den fire rader med innfattede stener. I en rad skal det være en karneol, en topas og en smaragd; det er den første rad.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 28:13

    Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

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  • Exodus 39:10–21

    And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

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  • Revelation 21:19–21

    And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

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  • Proverbs 8:11

    For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

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  • Proverbs 31:10

    Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

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  • Malachi 3:17

    And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

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  • Job 28:18–19

    No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

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  • Isaiah 54:11–12

    O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

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