Exodus 28:21 BSB — MannaFest

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19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְ֠הָאֲבָנִים	Ve.ha.'a.va.nim	and the stones	H68 →
תִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָ	tih.Yei.na	they will be	H1961 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שְׁמֹ֧ת	she.Mot	[the] names of	H8034 →
בְּנֵֽי־	be.nei-	[the] sons of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
שְׁתֵּ֥ים	she.Teim	two [plus]	H8147 →
עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה	'es.Reh	ten	H6240 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שְׁמֹתָ֑ם	she.mo.Tam	names their	H8034 →
פִּתּוּחֵ֤י	pi.tu.Chei	[the] engravings of	H6603 →
חוֹתָם֙	cho.Tam	a seal	H2368 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	each one	H376 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שְׁמ֔וֹ	she.Mo	name its	H8034 →
תִּֽהְיֶ֕יןָ	tih.Yei.na	they will be	H1961 →
לִשְׁנֵ֥י	lish.Nei	for [the] two [plus]	H8147 →
עָשָׂ֖ר	'a.Sar	ten	H6240 →
שָֽׁבֶט׃	Sha.vet	tribe[s]	H7626 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
leads to
- Ezekiel 12:15
  And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.
- 1 Peter 1:1
  Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
- John 7:35
  At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the…
- Acts 8:1
  And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
- Acts 26:7
  the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
Through
Revelation 21:12
The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.
leads to
- Ezekiel 48:31–34
  Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the…
Through
1 Kings 18:31
And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
leads to
- 2 Kings 17:34
  To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He…
Through
Luke 22:30
so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
leads to
- Matthew 19:28
  Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve…

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Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.Revelation 7:4–8And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:Revelation 21:12The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.Exodus 39:10And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.Luke 22:30so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.1 Kings 18:31And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”Job 19:24by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.Zechariah 3:9See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.Exodus 28:11Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.Genesis 49:28These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.Joshua 4:9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.Matthew 19:28Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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