Exodus 39:12

12 in the third order was ligure, agate, amethyst; (in the third row was ligure, agate, and amethyst;)

Exodus 39:12 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 39:12

(See Gill on Exodus 39:2).

Exodus 39:12 In-Context

10 And he set therein four orders of gems; in the first order was sardius, topaz, smaragdus; (And they fastened four rows of gems to it; in the first row was sardius, topaz, and emerald;)
11 in the second order was carbuncle, sapphire, jasper; (in the second row was carbuncle, sapphire, and jasper;)
12 in the third order was ligure, agate, amethyst; (in the third row was ligure, agate, and amethyst;)
13 in the fourth order was crystallite, onyx, and beryl; compassed and enclosed with gold, by their orders. (and in the fourth row was crystallite, onyx, and beryl; all encompassed and enclosed in gold, in their proper order.)
14 And those twelve stones were graven with [the] twelve names of the lineages of Israel, all the stones by themselves, by the names of all the lineages by themselves. (And those twelve stones were engraved with the twelve names of the sons of Israel, each of the stones had the name of one of the sons, representing the twelve tribes of Israel.)
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