Exodus 39:14
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
Exodus 39:14 in other translations
| BSB | The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes. |
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| WEB | The stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, for the twelve tribes. |
| ASV | And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, for the twelve tribes. |
| YLT | And the stones, according to the names of the sons of Israel, are twelve, according to their names, openings of a signet, each according to his name, for the twelve tribes. |
| DARBY | And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, engraved as a seal, every one according to his name, for the twelve tribes. |
| BBE | There were twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel; on every one the name of one of the tribes of Israel was cut, like the cutting of a stamp. |
| Webster | And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. |
What does Exodus 39:14 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…
Exodus 39:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 39:14
- Revelation 21:12
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
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Context
- Exodus 39:13
And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
- Exodus 39:14
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
- Exodus 39:15
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
Exodus 39:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Las cuales piedras eran conforme á los nombres de los hijos de Israel, doce según los nombres de ellos; como grabaduras de sello, cada una con su nombre según las doce tribus. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les pierres étaient selon les noms des fils d’Israël, douze, selon leurs noms, en gravure de cachet, chacune selon son nom, pour les douze tribus. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Steine waren nach den Namen der Söhne Israels zwölf, nach ihren Namen; in Siegelstecherei, ein jeder nach seinem Namen, für die zwölf Stämme. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ipsique lapides duodecim sculpti erant nominibus duodecim tribuum Israël, singuli per nomina singulorum. |