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Exodus 28:18
18a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond for the second row;
Exodus 28:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
- New International Version (NIV)the second row shall be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald;
- English Standard Version (ESV)and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
- New King James Version (NKJV)the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
Context of Exodus 28:18
16It is to be square and doubled over, a span in length and a span in width. 17Set within it four rows of jewels: a row of ruby, topaz and emerald for the first row; a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond for the second row; 19a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst for the third; 20and a beryl, an onyx and a jasper for the fourth row. They are to be enclosed in gold filigree settings.
Read all of Exodus 28Exodus 28:18 word by word
וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ סַפִּ֖יר וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 28:18
- Exodus 39:11In the second row were a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond.
- Ezekiel 27:16Aram was your customer because of your abundant goods—they traded for your merchandise with emerald, purple and embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral and rubies.
- Exodus 24:10They saw the God of Israel, and under His feet was something like a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the very heavens.
- Job 28:6a place whose rocks are sapphires, its dust contains gold.
- Ezekiel 1:26Above the expanse over their heads was something like a throne, resembling a sapphire stone. Above the shape of the throne was a figure of human appearance.
- Ezekiel 10:1Then I looked, and behold, above the expanse over the heads of the cheruvim, there appeared above them something like a sapphire stone, resembling a throne.
- Revelation 4:3And the One who was seated was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance.
- Jeremiah 17:1Judah’s sin is written with an iron pen and with a point of a diamond, engraved on the tablet of their heart and on the horns of your altars.
- Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering —ruby, topaz and diamond, beryl, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and emerald—your settings and your sockets a workmanship of gold —in the day you were created they were prepared.
Commentaries on Exodus 28:18
- 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. 15-30Verses 15-30 The chief ornament of the high priest, was the breastplate, a rich piece of cloth, curiously worked. The name of each tribe was graven in a precious stone, fixed in the breastplate, to signify how precious, in God's sight, believers are, and how honourable. How small and poor soever the tribe was, it was as a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest; thus are all the saints dear to Christ, however men esteem them. The high priest…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-30The breastpiece receives more attention than any other item. This suggests the breastpiece was very important. The breastpiece symbolized the priest's representation of Israel (28:17–21, 29). It held the Urim and Thummim, objects through which God revealed his will (28:30). The high priest had two main tasks. First, he brought the people to God. He represented them before the Lord. Second, he brought God’s word to the people. He spoke to them on God’s…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2915-29. thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work--a very splendid and richly embroidered piece of brocade, a span square, and doubled, to enable it the better to bear the weight of the precious stones in it. There were twelve different stones, containing each the name of a tribe, and arranged in four rows, three in each. The Israelites had acquired a knowledge of the lapidary's art in Egypt, and the amount of their skill in cutting…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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