Exodus 28:17
And you shall set within it four rows of stones. In the first row, there shall be a sardius stone, and a topaz, and an emerald.
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In The King James Version
In Context
18In the second, there shall be a garnet, a sapphire, and a jasper.
Cross References
Exodus 28:11By the work of a sculptor and the skill of a jeweler, you shall engrave them with the names of the sons of Israel, enclosed and encompassed with gold.
Job 28:18The exalted and the eminent will not be remembered in comparison with it. Yet wisdom is drawn out of concealment.
Proverbs 3:15She is more precious than all riches, and all that can be desired cannot prevail in comparison to her.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and there are a multitude of jewels. But lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
Isaiah 54:11O poor little ones, convulsed by the tempest, away from any consolation! Behold, I will set your stones in order, and I will lay your foundation with sapphires,
Ezekiel 28:13You were with the delights of the Paradise of God. Every precious stone was your covering: sardius, topaz, and jasper, chrysolite, and onyx, and beryl, sapphire, and garnet, and emerald. The work of your beauty was of gold, and your fissures were ready in the day when you were formed.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 28:16-31
Aaron's Attire. ( b. c. 1491.) 15 And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. 16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first… Read the whole commentary →