Exodus 28:9

Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:

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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

8And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

10six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth.

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Cross References

Exodus 25:7and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

Exodus 28:36You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

Exodus 39:6They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:2Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.

Job 28:16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

Isaiah 49:16Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.

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 →

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