Exodus 39 · Verse 10

Exodus 39:10

And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
Exodus 39:10, King James Version

Exodus 39:10 in other translations

BSBAnd they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
WEBThey set in it four rows of stones. A row of ruby, topaz, and beryl was the first row;
ASVAnd they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row;
YLTAnd they fill in it four rows of stones; a row of a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle is the one row;
DARBYAnd they set in it four rows of stones: one row, a sardoin, a topaz, and an emerald — the first row;
BBEAnd on it they put four lines of stones: in the first line was a carnelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;
WebsterAnd they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

What does Exodus 39:10 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 And they set in it four rows of stones - See all these precious stones particularly explained in the notes on Exo 28:17 (note), etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 39:1-31

The priests' garments were rich and splendid. The church in its infancy was thus taught by shadows of good things to come; but the substance is Christ, and the grace of the gospel. Christ is our great High Priest. When he undertook the work of our redemption, he put on the clothes of service, he arrayed himself with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, girded himself with resolution to go through the undertaking…

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Exodus 39:10 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.

וַיְמַלְאוּ\־vay.mal.'u-and they filledH4390
ב֔וֹvoin <the> it
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhfourH702
ט֣וּרֵיTu.reirows ofH2905
אָ֑בֶן'A.venstone[s]H68
ט֗וּרTur[was] a row ofH2905
אֹ֤דֶם'O.dema rubyH124
פִּטְדָה֙pit.Daha topazH6357
וּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketand a berylH1304
הַטּ֖וּרha.Turthe rowH2905
הָאֶחָֽד\׃ha.'e.Chad<the> oneH259

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

Cross references for Exodus 39:10

  • Revelation 21:19-21

    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. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

  • Exodus 28:16-17

    Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the first row.
28:16,17,21; Re 21:19-21
sardius. or, ruby.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 39:9

    It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.

  • Exodus 39:10

    And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

  • Exodus 39:11

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

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Exodus 39:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y engastaron en él cuatro órdenes de piedras. El primer orden era un sardio, un topacio, y un carbunclo: este el primer orden.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et ils le garnirent de quatre rangées de pierres: la première rangée, une sardoine, une topaze, et une émeraude;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie besetzten es mit vier Reihen von Steinen; eine Reihe: Sardis, Topas und Smaragd, die erste Reihe;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et posuit in eo gemmarum ordines quatuor. In primo versu erat sardius, topazius, smaragdus.