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Exodus 28:9
9And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:
Exodus 28:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
- New International Version (NIV)“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Then you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
Context of Exodus 28:9
7It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined at the two ends thereof, where it is joined together. 8And the girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to its work of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet and twined byssus. And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel: 10six of their names on the one stone, and the six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth. 11According to the work of an engraver in stone, as the engravings of a seal, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel; surrounded by enclosures of gold shalt thou make them.
Read all of Exodus 28Exodus 28:9 word by word
וְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֖י אַבְנֵי־שֹׁ֑הַם וּפִתַּחְתָּ֣ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁמ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Exodus 28:9
- Exodus 28:20and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and an onyx, and a jasper; enclosed in gold shall they be in their settings.
- Exodus 39:13and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper; mounted in enclosures of gold in their settings.
- Genesis 2:12And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and the onyx stone are there.
- Job 28:16It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.
- Exodus 28:36And thou shalt make a thin plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, as the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah!
- Exodus 39:6And they wrought the onyx stones mounted in enclosures of gold, engraved with the engravings of a seal, according to the names of the sons of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 2:7And now send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, and in iron, and in purple and crimson and blue, and experienced in carving, besides the skilful men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
- Isaiah 49:16Lo, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls are continually before me.
Commentaries on Exodus 28:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Two onyx stones - See Clarke on Exodus 25:7; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-43Verses 1-43 (Compare Exodus 13:2; Numbers 3:12-13. Moses, as the divinely-appointed and acknowledged leader of the nation, had, on a special occasion, appointed those who were to offer sacrifice, and had himself sprinkled the consecrating blood of the victims on the people Exodus 24:5-6, Exodus 24:8. On the completion of the tabernacle, after Aaron and his sons had been called to the priesthood, he took chief part in the daily service of the sanctuary…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 This richly-wrought ephod was the outmost garment of the high priest; plain linen ephods were worn by the inferior priests. It was a short coat without sleeves, fastened close to the body with a girdle. The shoulder-pieces were buttoned together with precious stones set in gold, one on each shoulder, on which were engraven the names of the children of Israel. Thus Christ, our High Priest, presents his people before the Lord for a memorial. As…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-14the ephod: The ephod was a kind of apron consisting of front and back pieces joined by shoulder straps and secured with a decorative sash (28:7, 8, 27–28). Moses probably mentions it first because it was a unique garment of the high priest. Gideon later made a gold ephod. This suggests that people believed the garment had special powers (Judges 8:27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-146-14. ephod--It was a very gorgeous robe made of byssus, curiously embroidered, and dyed with variegated colors, and further enriched with golden tissue, the threads of gold being either originally interwoven or afterwards inserted by the embroiderer. It was short--reaching from the breast to a little below the loins--and though destitute of sleeves, retained its position by the support of straps thrown over each shoulder. These straps or braces…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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