Exodus 28:18

¹⁶ It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

¹⁷ 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;

in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

¹⁹ in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

²⁰ and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.

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: in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
KJV: And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
WEB: and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;
ASV: and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
DARBY: and the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a diamond;
BLB: and the second row [is] turquoise, sapphire, and diamond;

ÅB: I den annen rad skal det være en karfunkel, en safir og en diamant,
OTB: den andre raden skal være turkis, safir og diamant;
B1930: I den annen rad skal det være en karfunkel, en safir og en diamant,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 17:1
“The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.
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Job 28:6
Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
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Exodus 39:11
the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
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Song of Solomon 5:14
His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is an ivory panel bedecked with sapphires.
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Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
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Ezekiel 1:26
Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
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Ezekiel 10:1
And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
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Revelation 4:3
The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
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