Exodus

Exodus 28:17–20

17And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones:b

In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

18in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

19in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.

Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.

Footnotes

  • b 28:17 The precise identification of some of these gemstones is uncertain.

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Exodus 28:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And mountוּמִלֵּאתָ֥ū·mil·lê·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH4390 be full, fill
on itבוֹ֙ḇōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
a settingמִלֻּ֣אַתmil·lu·’aṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4396 setting
of gemstonesאֶ֔בֶן’e·ḇenNoun - feminine singularH68 stone
fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה’ar·bā·‘āhNumber - masculine singularH702 four
rowsטוּרִ֣יםṭū·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH2905 row
of stonesאָ֑בֶן’ā·ḇenNoun - feminine singularH68 stone
In the firstהָאֶחָֽד׃hā·’e·ḥāḏArticle; Number - masculine singularH259 one
row there shall beט֗וּרṭūrNoun - masculine singular constructH2905 row
a rubyאֹ֤דֶם’ō·ḏemNoun - masculine singularH124 carnelian
a topazפִּטְדָה֙piṭ·ḏāhNoun - feminine singularH6357 topaz or chrysolite
and an emeraldוּבָרֶ֔קֶתū·ḇā·re·qeṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH1304 emerald

Exodus 28:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יhaš·šê·nîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8145 second
rowוְהַטּ֖וּרwə·haṭ·ṭūrConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2905 row
a turquoiseנֹ֥פֶךְnō·p̄eḵNoun - masculine singularH5306 shining, garnet
a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsap·pîrNoun - masculine singularH5601 sapphire
and a diamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃wə·yā·hă·lōmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3095 jasper?

Exodus 28:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יhaš·šə·lî·šîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7992 third
rowוְהַטּ֖וּרwə·haṭ·ṭūrConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2905 row
a jacinthלֶ֥שֶׁםle·šemNoun - masculine singularH3958 gem, jacinth
an agateשְׁב֖וֹšə·ḇōwNoun - masculine singularH7618 gem, agate
and an amethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃wə·’aḥ·lā·māhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH306 amethyst

Exodus 28:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יhā·rə·ḇî·‘îArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7243 fourth
rowוְהַטּוּר֙wə·haṭ·ṭūrConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2905 row
a berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar·šîšNoun - masculine singularH8658 topaz
an onyxוְשֹׁ֖הַםwə·šō·hamConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7718 gem, beryl
and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הwə·yā·šə·p̄êhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3471 jasper
Mountיִהְי֖וּyih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in goldזָהָ֛בzā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
filigree settingsבְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽם׃bə·mil·lū·’ō·ṯāmPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4396 setting

Cross-references

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Exodus 28:17 Exodus 39:10–21 · Ezekiel 28:13 · Revelation 21:19–21 · Proverbs 8:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.