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Exodus 39:10

8 He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

9 It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

11 the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

12 the third row had a jacinth, 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 they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
KJV
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.
WEB
They set in it four rows of stones. A row of ruby, topaz, and beryl was the first row;
ASV
And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row;
DARBY
And they set in it four rows of stones: [one] row, a sardoin, a topaz, and an emerald the first row;
BLB
And they filled in it four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald [was] the first row;
ÅB
Og de satte på den fire rader med steiner. I en rad var det en karneol, en topas og en smaragd; det var den første rad.
OTB
De monterte fire rader med edelstener på det. Den første raden var rubin, topas og smaragd;
B1930
Og de satte på den fire rader med stener. I en rad var det en karneol, en topas og en smaragd; det var den første rad.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 21:19–21

    The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

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  • Exodus 28:16–17

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

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  • Exodus 28:21

    The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

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