Exodus 28:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:”
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“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And thou hast taken the two shoham stones, and hast opened on them the names of the sons of Israel;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 28:9 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:12And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
- Exodus 25:7and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
- Exodus 28:20and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
- Exodus 28:36You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
- Exodus 31:5to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.
- Exodus 39:6They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
- Exodus 39:13and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 2:7Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
- Job 28:16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
- Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
- Isaiah 49:16Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.
- 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.
- Zechariah 9:16On that day the LORD their God will save themas the flock of His people;for like jewels in a crownthey will sparkle over His land.
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