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Exodus 28:18

Exodus 28:18
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. The first of these stones, the ligure or lyncurius, is said to…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 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…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 28:15-30

The most considerable of the ornaments of the high priest was this breast-plate, a rich piece of cloth, curiously…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

an emerald Heb. nôphek, ἄνθραξ, carbunculus[a red stone, called ἄνθραξ and carbunculusbecause in the sun-light it…