Exodus 39:14

14 And the stones [were] according to the names of the {Israelites}; they [were] twelve according to their names, [with] seal engravings, each according to its name for [the] twelve tribes.

Exodus 39:14 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 39:14

(See Gill on Exodus 39:2).

Exodus 39:14 In-Context

12 and the third row [was] a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

13 and the fourth row [was] a turquoise, an onyx, and a jasper. [They were] set [with] gold filigree settings in their mountings.

14 And the stones [were] according to the names of the {Israelites}; they [were] twelve according to their names, [with] seal engravings, each according to its name for [the] twelve tribes.

15 And they made on the breast piece braided chains, a work of pure gold ornamental cord.

16 And they made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and they put the two rings on the two edges of the breast piece.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"