Exodus 28:18
in Exodus 28in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
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ASV
and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
KJV
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
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This verse in Exodus 28
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
set in it settings of stones
on Exodus 28:17-21
Twelve stones in four rows carry the twelve names, one name to a stone, each cut like the engraving of a signet. The shoulder stones grouped the names six and six by birth order, while here every tribe has its own stone and its own place in the setting. Revelation 21:14 and 21:19-20 set twelve foundation stones in the wall of the city with the names of the twelve apostles upon them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Some question whether Levi had a precious stone with his name or no. If not, Ephraim and Manasseh were reckoned distinct, as Jacob had said they should be, and the high priest himself, being head of the tribe of Levi, sufficiently represented that tribe. If there was a stone for Levi, as is intimated by this, that they were engraven according to their birth (
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And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work--a very splendid and richly embroidered piece of brocade, a span square, and doubled, to enable it the better to bear the weight of the precious stones in it.
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The words behind it
5 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַטּ֖וּר | vehatur | and the row | H2905 → | 26 times |
| הַשֵּׁנִ֑י | hasheni | <the> second | H8145 → | 156 times |
| נֹ֥פֶךְ | nofekh | [will be] a turquoise | H5306 → | |
| סַפִּ֖יר | sapir | a sapphire | H5601 → | 11 times |
| וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ | veyahalom | and an emerald | H3095 → |
וְהַטּ֖וּרand the row
vehaturH2905 →26 times
הַשֵּׁנִ֑י<the> second
hasheniH8145 →156 times
נֹ֥פֶךְ[will be] a turquoise
nofekhH5306 →
סַפִּ֖ירa sapphire
sapirH5601 →11 times
וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃and an emerald
veyahalomH3095 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 1:26Above 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.
it leads to
- Exodus 24:10
and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 10:1
And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
- Revelation 1:13
and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
- Exodus 24:10
Through
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.
it leads to
- Proverbs 3:3
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on…
- Proverbs 7:3
Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
- Leviticus 4:25
Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of…
- Proverbs 3:3
Through
Exodus 39:11the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
it leads to
- 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 28:13
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.