19 (A)The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

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11 (A)“O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted,
    behold, (B)I will set your stones in antimony,
    (C)and lay your foundations with sapphires.[a]
12 I will make your pinnacles of agate,[b]
    your gates of carbuncles,[c]
    and all your wall of precious stones.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:11 Or lapis lazuli
  2. Isaiah 54:12 Or jasper, or ruby
  3. Isaiah 54:12 Or crystal

17 (A)You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius,[a] topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row; 18 and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; 19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 20 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree. 21 There shall be twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They shall be like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes.

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  1. Exodus 28:17 The identity of some of these stones is uncertain

15 She is more precious than (A)jewels,
    and (B)nothing you desire can compare with her.

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16 It cannot be valued in (A)the gold of (B)Ophir,
    in precious (C)onyx or (D)sapphire.
17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,
    nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of (E)coral or of crystal;
    the price of wisdom is above (F)(G)pearls.
19 (H)The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
    nor can it be valued in pure gold.

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10 “Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. (A)Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull. 11 Then you shall kill the bull before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, 12 and (B)shall take part of the blood of the bull and put it on the (C)horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of[a] the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar. 13 And you shall take all (D)the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar. 14 But the flesh of the bull and its skin and its dung you shall burn with fire (E)outside the camp; (F)it is a sin offering.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 29:12 Hebrew all

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