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Exodus 39:6

Israel

4 They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together.

5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses.

And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.

7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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.

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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
They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
KJV
And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.
WEB
They worked the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.
ASV
And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in settings of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.
DARBY
And they wrought the onyx stones mounted in enclosures of gold, engraved with the engravings of a seal, according to the names of the sons of Israel.
BLB
And they set the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold; they were engraved with engravings of a signet, with the names of the sons of Israel.
ÅB
Så gjorde de onykssteinene i stand og satte dem inn i flettverk av gull; på dem var navnene på Israels barn innskåret, slik som på et signet.
OTB
De satte onykssteinene i gullfiligransinnfatninger, gravert som et segl med navnene på Israels sønner.
B1930
Så gjorde de onyksstenene i stand og satte dem inn i flettverk av gull; på dem var navnene på Israels barn innskåret, likesom på et signet.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 28:9

    And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

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  • 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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  • Job 28:16

    It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

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  • Exodus 25:7

    Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

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  • Exodus 35:9

    And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

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