Exodus 28:9
'And thou hast taken the two shoham stones, and hast opened on them the names of the sons of Israel;
Young's Literal Translation
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 25:7shoham stones, and stones for setting for an ephod, and for a breastplate.
Exodus 28:36'And thou hast made a flower of pure gold, and hast opened on it — openings of a signet — 'Holy to Jehovah;'
Exodus 39:6And they prepare the shoham stones, set, embroidered [with] gold, opened with openings of a signet, by the names of the sons of Israel;
1 Chronicles 29:2and with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God, the gold for [things of] gold, and the silver for [those of] silver, and the brass for [those of] brass, the iron for [those of] iron, and the wood for [those of] wood, shoham stones, and settings, and stones of painting and of diverse colours, and all [kinds of] precious stone, and stones of white marble, in abundance.
Job 28:16It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,
Isaiah 49:16Lo, on the palms of the hand I have graven 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 →