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Ex. 28:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And thou δshalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a ζsardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.

δ

fill in it fillings of stone.

ζ

or, ruby.

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Carbuncle,

Sardine; Sardius,

Stones,

Topaz

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thou shalt.

Ex. 28:9,11• ⁹And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:
¹¹According to the work of an engraver in stone, as the engravings of a seal, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel; surrounded by enclosures of gold shalt thou make them. (Ex. 28:9,11)

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Ex. 39:10‑21• ¹⁰And they set in it four rows of stones: one row, a sardoin, a topaz, and an emerald--the first row;
¹¹and the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a diamond;
¹²and the third row, an opal, an agate, and an amethyst;
¹³and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper; mounted in enclosures of gold in their settings.
¹⁴And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, engraved as a seal, every one according to his name, for the twelve tribes.
¹⁵And they made on the breastplate chains of laced work of wreathen work, of pure gold.
¹⁶And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
¹⁷And they put the two wreathen cords of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate;
¹⁸and the two ends of the two wreathen cords they fastened to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, on the front thereof.
¹⁹And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the border thereof, which faceth the ephod inwards.
²⁰And they made two rings of gold, and put them upon the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, to the front thereof, just by the coupling thereof, above the girdle of the ephod.
²¹And they bound the breastplate with its rings to the rings of the ephod with lace of blue, that it might be above the girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. (Ex. 39:10‑21)

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Mal. 3:17• ¹⁷And they shall be unto me a peculiar treasure, saith Jehovah of hosts, in the day that I prepare; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. (Mal. 3:17)

set in it settings of stones.

Heb. fill in its fillings ofstone.

the first row.

Ezek. 28:13• ¹³thou wast in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the chrysolite, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the carbuncle, and the emerald, and gold. The workmanship of thy tambours and of thy pipes was in thee: in the day that thou wast created were they prepared. (Ezek. 28:13)

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Rev. 21:19‑21• ¹⁹the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
²⁰the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
²¹And the twelve gates, twelve pearls; each one of the gates, respectively, was of one pearl; and the street of the city pure gold, as transparent glass. (Rev. 21:19‑21)

a sardius, or, ruby.The Hebrew {odem,} from {adam,} to be red, ruddy, seems to denote the ruby; as {adam} does in Persian a beautiful gem, of a fine deep red colour, with a mixture of purple.

Job 28:18• ¹⁸Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies. (Job 28:18)

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Prov. 3:15• ¹⁵She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her. (Prov. 3:15)

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Prov. 8:11• ¹¹for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it. (Prov. 8:11)

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Prov. 20:15• ¹⁵There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel. (Prov. 20:15)

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Prov. 31:10• ¹⁰Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies. (Prov. 31:10)

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Lam. 4:7• ⁷Her Nazarites were purer than snow, whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their figure was as sapphire. (Lam. 4:7)

a topaz.{Pitdah,} is constantly rendered by the LXX. [topazion,] and Vulgate, {topazius,} with which agrees Josephus.

The topaz is a precious stone, of a pale, dead green, with a mixture of yellow, sometimes of a fine yellow; and hence called chrysolyte by the moderns, from its gold colour.

Job 28:19• ¹⁹The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold. (Job 28:19)

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Rev. 21:20• ²⁰the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. (Rev. 21:20)

a carbuncle.{Bareketh,} from {barak,} to lighten, glitter, a very elegant gem, of a deep red colour, with a mixture of scarlet.

Isa. 54:11‑12• ¹¹Thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, not comforted! Behold, I will set thy stones in antimony, and lay thy foundations with sapphires;
¹²and I will make thy battlements of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of precious stones. (Isa. 54:11‑12)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And thou shalt set in it settingsb of stones—four rows of stones: one row, a sardoinc, a topaz, and an emerald—the first row;

JND Translation Notes

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b

Lit. "fill in it fillings."

c

Carnelian.