New International Version
Exodus 39:6
6They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
Exodus 39:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They made the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold filigree, and engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they set onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold; they were engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the sons of Israel.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They mounted the two onyx stones in settings of gold filigree. The stones were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, just as a seal is engraved.
Context of Exodus 39:6
4They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached to two of its corners, so it could be fastened. 5Its skillfully woven waistband was like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the Lord commanded Moses. They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. 7Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses. 8They fashioned the breastpiece—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
Read all of Exodus 39Exodus 39:6 word by word
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֣י הַשֹּׁ֔הַם מֻֽסַבֹּ֖ת מִשְׁבְּצֹ֣ת זָהָ֑ב מְפֻתָּחֹת֙ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חוֹתָ֔ם עַל־שְׁמ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they wroughtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- onyxשֹׁ֫הַםshôham · onyxH7718
- stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- inclosedמוּסַבָּהmûsabbâh mûsabbâh · surroundedH4142
- in ouchesמִשְׁבְּצוֹתmishbetsâh · filigreeH4865
- of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- gravenפָּתַחpâthach · to engraveH6605
- as signetsחֹתָםchôthâm chôthâm · signetH2368
- are gravenפִּתּוּחַpittûach pittûach · engravingH6603
- with the namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
Cross-references for Exodus 39:6
- Exodus 25:7and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
- Exodus 28:9“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel
- Exodus 35:9and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
- Job 28:16It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
- Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: carnelian, chrysolite and emerald, topaz, onyx and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.
Commentaries on Exodus 39:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Onyx stones - Possibly the Egyptian pebble. See Exodus 25:7, and Exodus 28:17, etc.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31See Exodus 28:1–43.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-431-2. cloths of service--official robes. The ephod of the high priest, the robe of the ephod, the girdle of needlework, and the embroidered coat were all of fine linen; for on no material less delicate could such elaborate symbolical figures have been portrayed in embroidery, and all beautified with the same brilliant colors. (See on Ex 28:1-43).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 39
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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