Exodus 28:9
And thou shalt take two onyx stones,—and engrave upon them the names of the sons of Israel:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
Exodus 25:7onyx stones, and setting stones,—for the ephod and for the breastpiece:
Exodus 28:36And thou shalt make a burnished plate, of pure gold,—and shalt engrave thereupon, like the engravings of a seal-ring, Holiness to Yahweh.
Exodus 39:6And they wrought the onyx stones, enclosed in ouches of gold,—graven with the engravings of a seal-ring, after the names of the sons of Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:2And, with all my might, have I made preparation for the house of my God, the gold for the gold, and the silver for the silver, and the bronze for the bronze, the iron for the iron, and the wood for the wood,—and beryl stones and settings, stones coloured and particoloured, and all manner of precious stones and stones of white marble, in abundance.
Job 28:16It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;
Isaiah 49:16Lo! on the palms of my hands, have I portrayed thee,—Thy walls are before me continually.
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 →