Exodus 28:9
Engrave on two onyx stones the names of the Israelite tribes,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
In Context
10six names on one stone and six on the other, in birth order.
Cross References
Exodus 25:7and onyx stones and other gemstones to be used in making the ephod and breastpiece.
Exodus 28:36Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it like a seal, “Holy to the Lord.”
Exodus 39:6They placed the onyx stones in ornamental gold settings, engraved with the names of the Israelite tribes in the same way a jeweler engraves a personal seal.
1 Chronicles 29:2Using all my means I have provided for the house of my God—gold for the articles made of gold, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood; onyx stones and stones for settings: turquoise, different colored stones, every kind of precious stone; and plenty of marble.
Job 28:16Its value cannot be measured, even with the gold of Ophir; it is more precious than onyx or lapis lazuli.
Isaiah 49:16Look at your names I've written on the palms of my hands! I'm always thinking about your walls.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 28:7-15
6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. 7 It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together. 8 And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: 10 Six of… Read the whole commentary →