Exodus 39 · Verse 12

Exodus 39:12

And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
Exodus 39:12, King James Version

Exodus 39:12 in other translations

BSBthe third row had 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 an opal, an agate, and an amethyst;
DARBYand the third row, an opal, an agate, and an amethyst;
BBEIn the third, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
WebsterAnd the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

What does Exodus 39:12 mean?

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 39:12 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[was] a jacinthH3958
שְׁב֖וֹshe.Voan agateH7618
וְאַחְלָֽמָה\׃ve.'ach.La.mahand an amethystH306

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a ligure.{Leshem,} the ligure, the same as the jacinth, or hyacinth, a precious stone of a deep red, with a considerable tinge of yellow. Theophrastus and Pliny say it resembles the carbuncle, of a brightness sparkling like fire.
an agate.{Shevo,} the agate, a semi-pellucid compound gem, formed of different simple minerals, as chalcedony, cornelian, jasper. horn-stone, quartz, amethyst, opal, etc.; joined irregularly or in layers. It is of a white, reddish, yellowish, or greenish ground; and so variously figured in its substance as to represent plants, trees, animals, and other objects.
an amethyst.{Achlamah,} an amethyst, a transparent gem, composed of a strong blue and deep red; and according as either prevails, affording different tinges of purple, sometimes approaching to violet, and sometimes even fading to a pale rose colour.

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Context

  • Exodus 39:11

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

  • Exodus 39:12

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

  • Exodus 39:13

    And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.

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Exodus 39:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El tercer orden, un ligurio, un ágata, y un 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.