Exodus 28:21
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And they shall have the names of the children of Israel: with twelve names shall they be engraved, each stone with the name of one according to the twelve tribes.

twelve

Exodus 28:9-11 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and shalt grave on them the names of the children of Israel: . . .

according to the twelve

1 Kings 18:31 And he took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob to whom the word of the Lord came, saying: Israel shall be thy name.

Luke 22:30 That you may eat and drink at my table, in my kingdom: and may sit upon thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

James 1:1 James, the servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

Revelation 7:4-8 And I heard the number of them that were signed. An hundred forty-four thousand were signed, of every tribe of the children of Israel. . . .

Revelation 21:12 And it had a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

Context
The Breastpiece
20In the fourth a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl. They shall be set in gold by their rows. 21And they shall have the names of the children of Israel: with twelve names shall they be engraved, each stone with the name of one according to the twelve tribes.22And thou shalt make on the rational chains, linked one to another, of the purest gold:…
Cross References
Revelation 7:4
And I heard the number of them that were signed. An hundred forty-four thousand were signed, of every tribe of the children of Israel.

Revelation 21:12
And it had a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

Exodus 28:11
With the work of an engraver, and the graving of a jeweller, thou shalt engrave them with the names of the children of Israel, set in gold and compassed about:

Exodus 28:20
In the fourth a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl. They shall be set in gold by their rows.

Exodus 28:22
And thou shalt make on the rational chains, linked one to another, of the purest gold:

Lexicon
The twelve
שְׁתֵּ֥ים (šə·têm)
Number - fd
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

stones
וְ֠הָאֲבָנִים (wə·hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone

are
תִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָ (tih·ye·nā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

correspond to the names
שְׁמֹ֧ת (šə·mōṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

of the sons
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

each
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

engraved
פִּתּוּחֵ֤י (pit·tū·ḥê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6603: An engraving

like a seal
חוֹתָם֙ (ḥō·w·ṯām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2368: A seal, signet ring

with
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the name
שְׁמֹתָ֑ם (šə·mō·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

of one of the twelve
לִשְׁנֵ֥י (liš·nê)
Preposition-l | Number - mdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

tribes.
שָֽׁבֶט׃ (šā·ḇeṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe


Additional Translations
The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.

And let the stones of the names of the children of Israel be twelve according to their names, engravings as of seals: let them be for the twelve tribes each according to the name.

And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, engraved as a seal: every one according to his name shall they be for the twelve tribes.

And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.

And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.

and the stones are according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, openings of a signet, each by his name are they for the twelve tribes.
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