KJV King James Version
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, [like] the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
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Exodus 28:21
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, [like] the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
WEB World English Bible
The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.
ASV American Standard Version
And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the stones are according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, openings of a signet, each by his name are they for the twelve tribes.
Surrounding context — Exodus 28
18 And the second row [shall be] an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, [like] the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
22 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends [of] wreathen work [of] pure gold.
23 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen [chains] of gold in the two rings [which are] on the ends of the breastplate.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםH68 · e.venstoneתִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָH1961 · ha.yahto beעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׁמֹ֧תH8034 · shemnameבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelשְׁתֵּ֥יםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoעֶשְׂרֵ֖הH6240 · a.sartenעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׁמֹתָ֑םH8034 · shemnameפִּתּוּחֵ֤יH6603 · pit.tu.achengravingחוֹתָם֙H2368 · cho.tamsignetאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׁמ֔וֹH8034 · shemnameתִּֽהְיֶ֕יןָH1961 · ha.yahto beלִשְׁנֵ֥יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoעָשָׂ֖רH6240 · a.sartenשָֽׁבֶט׃H7626 · she.vettribe: staff
Cross-references
Revelation 21:12And had a wall great and high, [and] had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:Revelation 7:4-8And I heard the number of them which were sealed: [and there were] sealed an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.Luke 22:30That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.1 Kings 18:31And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
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