The gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there as well.
Parallel translations
- WEB and the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.
- KJV And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
- BSB And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
- NKJV And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there.
- NLT The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there.
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Quick answer
The land's gold is good, and bdellium and onyx are found there. Creation's resources are presented as good and valuable.
Overview
The text notes the high quality of the gold and the presence of precious bdellium and onyx in that land. These valued materials, which later appear in the tabernacle and priestly garments, highlight the goodness and beauty woven into God's creation. The detail affirms that the physical world and its resources are good gifts from God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ezek 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Gold work of tambourines and of pipes was in you. In the day that you were created they were prepared.
- Exod 28:20and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.
- Job 28:16It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
- Exod 39:13and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold settings.
- Num 11:7The manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like the appearance of bdellium.
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