Exodus 28:17
And thou shalt set therein a setting of stones, four rows of stones,—one row—a sardius, a topaz and an emerald, the first row;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16Four-square, shall it be double,—a span the length thereof and a span the breadth thereof.
18and the second row a carbuncle a sapphire and a diamond;
Cross References
Exodus 28:11with the work of a stone engraver, like seal-ring engravings, shalt thou engrave the two stones, after the names of the sons of Israel,—to be encircled with settings of gold, shalt thou make them.
Job 28:18Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;
Proverbs 3:15More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her:
Proverbs 20:15There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.
Isaiah 54:11O thou humbled one storm-tossed, uncomforted,—Lo! I, am about to set in antimony, thy stones, And will found thee in sapphires;
Ezekiel 28:13In Eden the garden of God, thou wast. Of every precious stone, was thy covering-Sardius. topaz, and diamond, Chrysolite beryl, and jasper, Sapphire carbuncle and emerald,- And of gold, was the work of thy timbrels and thy flutes within thee, In the day thou wast created, were they prepared:
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 →