and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
Parallel translations
- WEB and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.
- KJV And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
- NKJV and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings.
- NASB and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree.
- NLT The fourth row will contain a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones will be set in gold filigree.
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Quick answer
The fourth row held a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper, completing the twelve stones, all enclosed in gold settings. The full set represented all Israel over the priest's heart.
Overview
With this row the breastplate displayed all twelve tribes in precious, gold-mounted stones. The completeness signified that no part of God's people was left out before him. This anticipates the full and final gathering of God's people, pictured in the jeweled foundations of the heavenly city.
Cross-references & the web
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- Rev 21:18–20The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
- Dan 10:6His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
- Rev 21:11shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
- Ezek 1:16The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel.
- Rev 4:3The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
- Ezek 10:9Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone.
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