Verse 17
thou shalt: Exodus 28:9, Exodus 28:11, Exodus 39:10-Ecclesiastes :, Malachi 3:17
set in it settings of stones: Heb. fill in its fillings of stone
the first row: Ezekiel 28:13, Revelation 21:19-Ecclesiastes :
a sardius: or, ruby, The Hebrew odem, from adam, to be red, ruddy, seems to denote the ruby; as adam does in Persian a beautiful gem, of a fine deep red colour, with a mixture of purple. Job 28:18, Proverbs 3:15, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 20:15, Proverbs 31:10, Lamentations 4:7
a topaz: Pitdah, is constantly rendered by the LXX פןנבזיןם, and Vulgate, topazius, with which agrees Josephus. The topaz is a precious stone, of a pale, dead green, with a mixture of yellow, sometimes of a fine yellow; and hence called chrysolyte by the moderns, from its gold colour. Job 28:19; Revelation 21:20
a carbuncle: Bareketh, from barak, to lighten, glitter, a very elegant gem, of a deep red colour, with a mixture of scarlet. Isaiah 54:11, Isaiah 54:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 35:9 - General 1 Chronicles 29:2 - onyx stones
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