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Exodus 28:19-21
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19 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 20 and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper.[a] They are to be enclosed in gold in their filigree settings. 21 The stones are to be for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to the number of[b] their names. Each name according to the twelve tribes is to be like[c] the engravings of a seal.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 28:20 sn U. Cassuto (Exodus, 375-76) points out that these are the same precious stones mentioned in Ezek 28:13 that were to be found in Eden, the garden of God. So the priest, when making atonement, was to wear the precious gems that were there and symbolized the garden of Eden when man was free from sin.
  2. Exodus 28:21 tn For clarity the words “the number of” have been supplied.
  3. Exodus 28:21 tn The phrase translated “the engravings of a seal” is an adverbial accusative of manner here.
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