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Exodus 39:10

8 And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9 It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.

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.

11 And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

12 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 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.

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Cross references

  • 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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  • Exodus 28:16–17

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

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  • Exodus 28:21

    And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

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