Parallel Verses
Amplified
You shall mount on it four rows of stones: the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;
New American Standard Bible
You shall
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Place a setting of gemstones
a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;
International Standard Version
You are to mount on it a setting for four rows of stones. The first row is to contain carnelian, topaz, and emerald;
A Conservative Version
And thou shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row,
American Standard Version
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;
Bible in Basic English
And on it you are to put four lines of jewels; the first line is to be a cornelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;
Darby Translation
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;
Julia Smith Translation
And fill in it a filling of stone, four rows of stone: the row, a ruby, topaz, and emerald, the one row.
King James 2000
And you shall 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you will fill it [with] stone mounting, four rows [of] stone, a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald [is] the first row;
Modern King James verseion
And you shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones. The first row shall be a ruby, topaz, and carbuncle in the row.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thou shalt fill it with four rows of stones. In the first row shall be a Sardius, a Topaz and Smaragdus.
NET Bible
You are to set in it a setting for stones, four rows of stones, a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl -- the first row;
New Heart English Bible
You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;
The Emphasized Bible
And thou shalt set therein a setting of stones, four rows of stones, - one row - a sardius, a topaz and an emerald, the first row;
Webster
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.
World English Bible
You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;
Youngs Literal Translation
And thou hast set in it settings of stone, four rows of stone; a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle is the first row;
Themes
Breastplate » Had names of the tribes engraved on precious stones
Breastplate » For high priest » Directions for the making of
Carbuncle » One of the precious stones set in breastplate
The high priest » Special garments of » Breastplate
Precious stones » Pearls » Sardius
Precious stones » Pearls » Topaz
Precious stones » Used for » Adorning the breastplate of judgment
Precious stones » Mentioned in scripture » Sardine or sardius
Precious stones » Mentioned in scripture » Carbuncle
Precious stones » Names of » Carbuncle
Priest » The time of moses » Vestments of
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » Vestments of
Interlinear
Male'
'eben
אבן
'eben
stone, weight, divers weights + , hailstones, stony, carbuncle , hailstones , hailstones , headstone, masons , plummet, slingstones
Usage: 272
'arba`
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 28:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Breastpiece
16 The breastpiece shall be square and folded double; a span [about nine inches] in length and a span in width. 17 You shall mount on it four rows of stones: the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald; 18 the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 28:13
“You were in
Every precious stone was your covering:
The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx, and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your
Was in you.
They were prepared
On the day that you were created.
Exodus 28:9
You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the [twelve] sons of Israel,
Exodus 28:11
With the work of a jeweler, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel. You shall have them set in
Exodus 39:10-21
And they mounted four rows of stones on it. The first row was a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;
Job 28:18-19
“No mention of coral and crystal can be made;
For the possession of wisdom is even above [that of] rubies or pearls.
Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies;
And nothing you can wish for compares with her [in value].
Proverbs 8:11
“For wisdom is better than rubies;
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold, and an abundance of pearls,
But the lips of knowledge are a vessel of preciousness [the most precious of all].
Proverbs 31:10
Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.
Isaiah 54:11-12
“O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Listen carefully, I will set your [precious] stones in mortar,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
Lamentations 4:7
Her princes were purer than snow,
They were whiter than milk [in appearance];
They were more ruddy in body than rubies,
Their polishing was like lapis lazuli (sapphire).
Malachi 3:17
“They will be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “on that day when I publicly recognize them and openly declare them to be My own possession [that is, My very special treasure]. And I will have compassion on them and spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.”
Revelation 21:19-21
The foundation stones of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third,