Exodus

Exodus 28:21

²¹The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The twelve	שְׁתֵּ֥ים	šə·têm	Number - fd	H8147 two
stones	וְ֠הָאֲבָנִים	wə·hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
are	תִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָ	tih·ye·nā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
correspond to the names	שְׁמֹ֧ת	šə·mōṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8034 name
of the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
each	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
engraved	פִּתּוּחֵ֤י	pit·tū·ḥê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6603 engraving
like a seal	חוֹתָם֙	ḥō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine singular	H2368 seal, signet-ring
with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the name	שְׁמֹתָ֑ם	šə·mō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8034 name
of one of the twelve	לִשְׁנֵ֥י	liš·nê	Preposition-l; Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
tribes	שָֽׁבֶט׃	šā·ḇeṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.