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Exodus 28:18 KJV
Exodus · chapter 28 · verse 18
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.Exodus 28:18 · King James Version
Exodus 28:18 in context
16Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
18And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
19And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sapphireçappîyra gem , probably the sapphireH5601 →
- emeraldnôphekshiningH5306 →
- secondshênîyproperly, doubleH8145 →
- rowṭûwra rowH2905 →
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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 doubled, it was a span square, Exo 28:16.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-30