Exodus 28:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;”

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BSBPD

“And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And thou hast set in it settings of stone, four rows of stone; a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle <FI>is<Fi> the first row;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 28:17 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 28:9Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
  2. Exodus 28:11Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.
  3. Exodus 39:10And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
  4. Job 28:18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
  5. Job 28:19Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
  6. Proverbs 3:15She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
  7. Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
  8. Proverbs 20:15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
  9. Proverbs 31:10A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
  10. Isaiah 54:11“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
  11. Lamentations 4:7Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.
  12. Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
  13. Malachi 3:17“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
  14. Revelation 21:19The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

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