Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel New Living Translation “Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the tribes of Israel. English Standard Version You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, Berean Standard Bible Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: King James Bible And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: New King James Version “Then you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: New American Standard Bible And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, NASB 1995 “You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, NASB 1977 “And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, Legacy Standard Bible You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, Amplified Bible You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the [twelve] sons of Israel, Christian Standard Bible “Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel’s sons: Holman Christian Standard Bible Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel’s sons: American Standard Version And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: English Revised Version And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: GOD'S WORD® Translation Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel Good News Translation Take two carnelian stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Jacob, International Standard Version You are to take two onyx stones and engrave the names of the sons of Israel on them, Majority Standard Bible Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: NET Bible "You are to take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, New Heart English Bible You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel: World English Bible You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you have taken the two shoham stones, and have engraved the names of the sons of Israel on them; Young's Literal Translation 'And thou hast taken the two shoham stones, and hast opened on them the names of the sons of Israel; Smith's Literal Translation And take two stones of onyx, and engrave upon them the names of the sons of Israel. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd thou shalt take two onyx stones, and shalt grave on them the names of the children of Israel: Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: New American Bible Get two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: New Revised Standard Version You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And take two stones of beryl and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt take the two stones, the stones of emerald, and thou shalt grave on them the names of the children of Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Ephod…8And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen. 9Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: 10six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth.… Cross References Exodus 39:6-7 They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. / Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses. Leviticus 8:8 Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. Numbers 1:4 And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you. Numbers 1:16 These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel. Numbers 2:18 On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud, Numbers 7:2 And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration. Numbers 10:14 First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command. Deuteronomy 27:12 “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. Joshua 4:5-7 and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel, / to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ / you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.” 1 Kings 18:31 And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.” 1 Chronicles 27:16 These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah; Isaiah 49:16 Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me. Ezekiel 28:13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. Revelation 21:12 The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. Revelation 7:4-8 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel: / From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000, / from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000, ... Treasury of Scripture And you shall take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: onyx Exodus 28:20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. Exodus 39:13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings. Genesis 2:12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. grave Exodus 28:36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. Exodus 39:6 And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel. 2 Chronicles 2:7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. Jump to Previous Beryl Children Cut Engrave Grave Israel Names Onyx Opened Shoham StonesJump to Next Beryl Children Cut Engrave Grave Israel Names Onyx Opened Shoham StonesExodus 28 1. Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priest's office2. Holy garments are appointed 6. The ephod and girdle 15. The breast-plate with twelve precious stones 30. The Urim and Thummim 31. The robe of the ephod, with pomegranates and bells 36. The plate of the mitre 39. The embroidered coat 40. The garments for Aaron's sons Take The Hebrew word for "take" is "laqach," which implies receiving or acquiring something with intention and purpose. In the context of this verse, it signifies a divine command given to Moses, emphasizing the importance of obedience and the sacredness of the task. This act of taking is not merely physical but also spiritual, as it involves preparing items for holy service. two onyx stones engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel And grave on them the names of the children of Israel.--That gem-engraving was practised from a remote antiquity both in Egypt and in Babylonia appears from the remains found in those countries. The signet cylinders of Chaldaean kings are regarded by the best Assyriologists as going back, at least, to B.C. 2,000. The signets of Egyptian monarchs reach, at any rate, to the twelfth dynasty, which is perhaps nearly as early. The hardest kinds of stone--diamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, topaz--defied the art of the time; but stones of the second class--sard, carnelian, onyx, beryl, jasper, lapis lazuli--readily yielded to the engraver's tools. There is no difficulty in supposing that among the Israelites were to be found persons who had been engaged in Egyptian workshops during the servitude, and were acquainted with Egyptian art in all its principal departments. The "names" to be engraved were doubtless the "tribe" names, as explained by Josephus. Verse 9. - Two onyx stones. The correctness of this rendering has been much disputed. The LXX. give σμάραγδος, "emeraid." as the Greek equivalent in the present passage, while many argue for the beryl (Winer, Rosenmuller, Bollermann), and others for the sardonyx. This last rendering has the support of Josephus and Aquila. The sardonyx is, in fact, nothing but the best kind of onyx, differing from the onyx by having three layers - black, white, and red - instead of two - black and white - only. When large, it fetches a high price, as much as a thousand pounds having been asked for one by a dealer recently. The probability is, that it is the stone here intended. It is an excellent material for engraving. With respect to the possibility of Moses having in the congregation persons who could engrave the sardonyx, we may remark that the Egyptians cut stones quite as hard, from a date long anterior to the exodus. Grave on them the names of the children of Israel. Egyptian names are frequently found engraved on rings and amulets in hard stone; these rings and amulets date from the time of the twelfth dynasty. The names here intended are evidently the Israelite tribe names, which are reckoned as twelve, the double tribe of Joseph counting as one only. (Compare Numbers 1:10; Deuteronomy 33:13-17.)Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Takeוְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take two שְׁתֵּ֖י (šə·tê) Number - fdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) onyx שֹׁ֑הַם (šō·ham) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7718: (a gem) perhaps an onyx stones אַבְנֵי־ (’aḇ·nê-) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 68: A stone and engrave וּפִתַּחְתָּ֣ (ū·p̄it·taḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve on עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against them the names שְׁמ֖וֹת (šə·mō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8034: A name of the sons בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Israel: יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Links Exodus 28:9 NIVExodus 28:9 NLT Exodus 28:9 ESV Exodus 28:9 NASB Exodus 28:9 KJV Exodus 28:9 BibleApps.com Exodus 28:9 Biblia Paralela Exodus 28:9 Chinese Bible Exodus 28:9 French Bible Exodus 28:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 28:9 You shall take two onyx stones (Exo. 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