Exodus 28:16-18
American Standard Version
16 Foursquare it shall be and double; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof. 17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of [a]sardius, topaz, and [b]carbuncle shall be the first row; 18 and the second row an [c]emerald, a sapphire, and a [d]diamond;
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- Exodus 28:17 Or, ruby
- Exodus 28:17 Or, emerald
- Exodus 28:18 Or, carbuncle
- Exodus 28:18 Or, sardonyx
Exodus 28:16-18
New King James Version
16 It shall be doubled into a square: a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width. 17 (A)And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: The first row shall be a [a]sardius, a topaz, and an emerald; this shall be the first row; 18 the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
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- Exodus 28:17 Or ruby
Exodus 28:16-18
English Standard Version
16 It shall be square and doubled, a span[a] its length and a span its breadth. 17 (A)You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius,[b] topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row; 18 and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
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- Exodus 28:16 A span was about 9 inches or 22 centimeters
- Exodus 28:17 The identity of some of these stones is uncertain
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