Exodus 28:15-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Breastpiece
15 “You(A) are to make an embroidered breastpiece for making decisions.[a] Make it with the same workmanship as the ephod; make it of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen. 16 It must be square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide.[b] 17 Place a setting of gemstones[c] on it, four rows of stones:
The first row should be
a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;[d]
18 the second row,
a turquoise,[e] a sapphire,[f] and a diamond;[g]
19 the third row,
a jacinth,[h] an agate, and an amethyst;
20 and the fourth row,
a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.
They should be adorned with gold filigree in their settings. 21 The 12 stones are to correspond to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone must be engraved like a seal, with one of the names of the 12 tribes.
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- Exodus 28:15 Used for determining God’s will; Nm 27:21
- Exodus 28:16 Lit a span its length and a span its width
- Exodus 28:17 Many of these stones cannot be identified with certainty.
- Exodus 28:17 Or beryl
- Exodus 28:18 Or malachite, or garnet
- Exodus 28:18 Or lapis lazuli
- Exodus 28:18 Hb obscure; LXX, Vg read jasper
- Exodus 28:19 Hb obscure
Isaiah 54:11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 “Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
I will set your stones in black mortar,[a]
and lay your foundations in sapphires.[b](A)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 54:11 Lit in antimony
- Isaiah 54:11 Or lapis lazuli
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