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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 grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
¹¹With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. (Ex. 28:9,11)

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Ex. 39:10‑21• ¹⁰And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
¹¹And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
¹²And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
¹³And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
¹⁴And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
¹⁵And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
¹⁶And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.
¹⁷And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
¹⁸And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.
¹⁹And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.
²⁰And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
²¹And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the Lord commanded Moses. (Ex. 39:10‑21)

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Mal. 3:17• ¹⁷And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; 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 hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. (Ezek. 28:13)

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Rev. 21:19‑21• ¹⁹And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
²⁰The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
²¹And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were 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• ¹⁸No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price 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 to be compared 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 to be compared 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 virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. (Prov. 31:10)

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Lam. 4:7• ⁷Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of 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 equal it, neither shall it be valued 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, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an 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• ¹¹O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
¹²And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant 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.