Exodus 28:20
And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
Exodus 28:20 in other translations
| BSB | and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings. |
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| WEB | and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be enclosed in gold in their settings. |
| ASV | and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings. |
| YLT | and the fourth row is beryl, and onyx, and jasper; embroidered with gold are they in their settings, |
| DARBY | and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and an onyx, and a jasper; enclosed in gold shall they be in their settings. |
| BBE | The fourth, a topaz, a beryl, and a jasper; they are to be fixed in twisted frames of gold. |
| Webster | And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. |
What does Exodus 28:20 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…
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…
Exodus 28:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 28:20
- Ezekiel 1:16
The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
- Revelation 21:18-20
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
- Revelation 4:3
And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
- Revelation 21:11
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
- Ezekiel 10:9
And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.
- Daniel 10:6
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
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Context
- 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.
- Exodus 28:21
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
Exodus 28:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el cuarto orden, un berilo, un onix, y un jaspe: estarán engastadas en oro en sus encajes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et la quatrième rangée, une chrysolithe, un onyx, et un jaspe; elles seront enchâssées dans de l’or, dans leurs montures. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und die vierte Reihe: Chrysolith und Onyx und Jaspis; mit Gold sollen sie eingefaßt sein in ihren Einsetzungen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | in quarto chrysolithus, onychinus, et beryllus. Inclusi auro erunt per ordines suos. |