Exodus 25:7 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 25:7

and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Onyx stones - We have already met with the stone called שהם shoham, Gen 2:12, and acknowledged the difficulty of ascertaining what is meant by it. Some think the onyx, some the sardine, and some the emerald, is meant. We cannot say precisely what it was; possibly it might have been that fine pale pebble, called the Egyptian pebble, several specimens of which now lie before me, which were brought from the coast of the Red Sea, and other parts in Egypt, by a particular friend of mine, on purpose to add to my collection of minerals.

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַבְנֵי־	'av.nei-	stones of	H68 →
שֹׁ֕הַם	Sho.ham	onyx	H7718 →
וְאַבְנֵ֖י	ve.'av.Nei	and stones of	H68 →
מִלֻּאִ֑ים	mi.lu.'Im	setting<s>	H4394 →
לָאֵפֹ֖ד	la.'e.Fod	for the ephod	H646 →
וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃	ve.la.Cho.shen	and for the breastpiece	H2833 →

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Through
Exodus 28:4
These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and…
leads to
- Ephesians 6:14
  Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
- Revelation 9:17
  Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and…
- Isaiah 59:17
  He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8
  But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
- Exodus 28:39–40
  You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.

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