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Exodus 39:11 KJV
Exodus · chapter 39 · verse 11
And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.Exodus 39:11 · King James Version
Exodus 39:11 in context
9It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
10And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
11And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
12And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
13And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sapphireçappîyra gem , probably the sapphireH5601 →
- emeraldnôphekshiningH5306 →
- secondshênîyproperly, doubleH8145 →
- rowṭûwra rowH2905 →
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In this account of the making of the priests' garments, according to the instructions given (ch. 28), we may observe, 1. That the priests' garments are called here clothes of service, Exo 39:1. Note, Those that wear robes of honour must look upon them as clothes of service;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-31