Exodus 28 · Verse 19

Exodus 28:19

And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
Exodus 28:19, King James Version

Exodus 28:19 in other translations

BSBin the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
WEBand the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
ASVand the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
YLTand the third row is opal, agate, and amethyst;
DARBYand the third row, an opal, an agate, and an amethyst;
BBEThe third, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
WebsterAnd the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

What does Exodus 28:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 28:15-29

15-29. 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…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 28:15-30

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…

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Exodus 28:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.Turand the rowH2905
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.Shi<the> thirdH7992
לֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shem[will be] a jacinthH3958
שְׁב֖וֹshe.Voan agateH7618
וְאַחְלָֽמָה\׃ve.'ach.La.mahand an amethystH306

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 28:19

  • Exodus 39:12

    And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

  • Isaiah 54:12

    And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a ligure.
39:12
an agate.
Isa 54:12

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Context

  • Exodus 28:18

    And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

  • Exodus 28:19

    And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

  • Exodus 28:20

    And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.

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Exodus 28:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El tercer orden, un rubí, un ágata, y una amatista;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et la troisième rangée, une opale, une agate, et une améthyste;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und die dritte Reihe: Opal, Achat und Amethyst;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
in tertio ligurius, achates, et amethystus: