10 They mounted four rows of gemstones[a] on it. The first row was a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;[b] 11 the second row, a turquoise,[c] a sapphire,[d] and a diamond;[e] 12 the third row, a jacinth,[f] an agate, and an amethyst; 13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were surrounded with gold filigree in their settings.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 39:10 Many of these stones cannot be identified with certainty.
  2. Exodus 39:10 Or beryl
  3. Exodus 39:11 Or malachite, or garnet
  4. Exodus 39:11 Or lapis lazuli
  5. Exodus 39:11 Hb uncertain; LXX, Vg read jasper
  6. Exodus 39:12 Hb obscure

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