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Exodus 28:19

Exodus 28:19
And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper,.... Whatever stone is meant by the first in this row, it must be of a sea green colour; for "tarshish", the word used, signifies the sea; and so…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Exodus 28:1-43

(Compare Exo. 39:1-31.) Moses is now commanded to commit all that pertains to the offerings made to the Lord in the sanctuary to the exclusive charge of the members of a single family, who were to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 28:15-30

The most considerable of the ornaments of the high priest was this breast-plate, a rich piece of cloth, curiously wrought with gold and purple, etc., two spans long and a span broad, so that, being…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

a jacinth Heb. léshem, λιγύριον, ligurius. Perhaps (Myres) the cairngorm, a clear yellow stone. On the jacinth(cf. Rev 21:20), which was apparently first suggested by Braun, de vestitu sacerdd.(ed. 2,…

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