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Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Then you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the [twelve] sons of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel’s sons:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel&#8217s sons: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Take two carnelian stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Jacob, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to take two onyx stones and engrave the names of the sons of Israel on them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You are to take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have taken the two shoham stones, and have engraved the names of the sons of Israel on them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou hast taken the two shoham stones, and hast opened on them the names of the sons of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And take two stones of onyx, and engrave upon them the names of the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and shalt grave on them the names of the children of Israel: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Get two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And take two stones of beryl and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt take the two stones, the stones of emerald, and thou shalt grave on them the names of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/28-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=7025" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/28.htm">The Ephod</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>And 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. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/7718.htm" title="7718: šō·ham (N-ms) -- (a gem) perhaps an onyx. From an unused root probably mean to blanch; a gem, probably the beryl.">onyx</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’aḇ·nê- (N-fpc) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">stones</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: ū·p̄it·taḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">and engrave</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">the names</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel:</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/39-6.htm">Exodus 39:6-7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-8.htm">Leviticus 8:8</a></span><br />Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-4.htm">Numbers 1:4</a></span><br />And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-16.htm">Numbers 1:16</a></span><br />These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/2-18.htm">Numbers 2:18</a></span><br />On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/7-2.htm">Numbers 7:2</a></span><br />And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/10-14.htm">Numbers 10:14</a></span><br />First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Deuteronomy 27:12</a></span><br />“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/4-5.htm">Joshua 4:5-7</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm">1 Kings 18:31</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-16.htm">1 Chronicles 27:16</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-16.htm">Isaiah 49:16</a></span><br />Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4-8</a></span><br />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, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:</p><p class="hdg">onyx</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/28-20.htm">Exodus 28:20</a></b></br> And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-13.htm">Exodus 39:13</a></b></br> And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: <i>they were</i> inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12</a></b></br> And the gold of that land <i>is</i> good: there <i>is</i> bdellium and the onyx stone.</p><p class="hdg">grave</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36</a></b></br> And thou shalt make a plate <i>of</i> pure gold, and grave upon it, <i>like</i> the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-6.htm">Exodus 39:6</a></b></br> And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">2 Chronicles 2:7</a></b></br> 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 <i>are</i> with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/21-20.htm">Beryl</a> <a href="/exodus/28-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-9.htm">Engrave</a> <a href="/genesis/50-5.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/exodus/28-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/23-13.htm">Names</a> <a href="/exodus/25-7.htm">Onyx</a> <a href="/exodus/2-6.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/exodus/25-7.htm">Shoham</a> <a href="/exodus/25-7.htm">Stones</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/28-17.htm">Beryl</a> <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Engrave</a> <a href="/exodus/28-36.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/28-10.htm">Names</a> <a href="/exodus/28-18.htm">Onyx</a> <a href="/exodus/28-36.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/exodus/35-9.htm">Shoham</a> <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Stones</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-1.htm">Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priest's office</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-2.htm">Holy garments are appointed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-6.htm">The ephod and girdle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-15.htm">The breast-plate with twelve precious stones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-30.htm">The Urim and Thummim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-31.htm">The robe of the ephod, with pomegranates and bells</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-36.htm">The plate of the mitre</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">The embroidered coat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-40.htm">The garments for Aaron's sons</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient times, onyx was used in various cultures for jewelry and decoration, signifying its importance and rarity. The use of two stones may symbolize completeness or testimony, as two witnesses were required to establish a matter (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a>). The stones were to be set on the shoulders of the ephod, a priestly garment, indicating the high priest's role in bearing the people before God.<p><b>and engrave on them</b><br>Engraving signifies permanence and intentionality. The act of engraving the stones suggests that the names of the sons of Israel were to be permanently remembered and represented before God. This mirrors the idea of God engraving His people on the palms of His hands (<a href="/isaiah/49-16.htm">Isaiah 49:16</a>), indicating a deep, enduring relationship.<p><b>the names of the sons of Israel:</b><br>The sons of Israel refer to the twelve tribes descended from Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel. Each tribe had its unique identity and role within the nation. By engraving their names on the onyx stones, the high priest symbolically carried the entire nation into the presence of God, highlighting the unity and collective identity of the Israelites. This act foreshadows Christ, our High Priest, who bears the names of His people before God, interceding on their behalf (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who received the instructions for the priestly garments from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother, who was appointed as the first high priest of Israel. The onyx stones were part of his priestly garments.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_israel.htm">Sons of Israel</a></b><br>Refers to the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob (Israel).<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/onyx_stones.htm">Onyx Stones</a></b><br>Precious stones used in the high priest's ephod, engraved with the names of the twelve tribes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave Moses the instructions for the tabernacle and the priestly garments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_names.htm">Significance of Names</a></b><br>The engraving of the names of the sons of Israel on the onyx stones signifies God's personal relationship with His people. Each tribe is individually recognized and valued.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_onyx_stones.htm">Symbolism of the Onyx Stones</a></b><br>The onyx stones represent the burden and responsibility of the priesthood. Aaron carried the names of the tribes on his shoulders, symbolizing his role as an intercessor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/priestly_role_of_believers.htm">Priestly Role of Believers</a></b><br>Just as Aaron bore the names of the tribes before God, believers today are called to intercede for others and carry their burdens in prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_covenant.htm">Continuity of God's Covenant</a></b><br>The inclusion of the twelve tribes' names in both the Old and New Testaments highlights the unbroken nature of God's promises to His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_service.htm">Holiness and Service</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for the priestly garments remind us of the importance of holiness and dedication in our service to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_crystals.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on crystals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_birthstones_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What do birthstones symbolize in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_priestly_garments'_parts.htm">What are the components of Priestly Garments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ephod'_mean.htm">What does "ephod" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Two onyx stones.--</span>The <span class= "ital">shoham </span>of the Hebrews has been regarded by some as the emerald, by others as the beryl; but it is probably either the stone usually called the onyx, or that variety which is known as the sardonyx--a stone of three layers--black, white, and red. (See Joseph., <span class= "ital">Ant. Jud., </span>iii. 7, ? 5.) Emeralds could not have been cut by any process known at the time. Onyx and sardonyx were used from a very early period, as stones for signets, both in Egypt and elsewhere.<p><span class= "bld">And grave on them the names of the children of Israel.</span>--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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Two onyx stones</span>. The correctness of this rendering has been much disputed. The LXX. give <span class="greek">σμάραγδος</span>, "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. <span class="cmt_word">Grave</span> <span class="cmt_word">on them the names of</span> <span class="cmt_word">the children of Israel</span>. 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 <a href="/numbers/1-10.htm">Numbers 1:10</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/33-13.htm">Deuteronomy 33:13-17</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/28-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Take</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·qaḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·tê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">onyx</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁ֑הַם</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ham)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7718.htm">Strong's 7718: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a gem) perhaps an onyx</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stones</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and engrave</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפִתַּחְתָּ֣</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄it·taḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them the names</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel:</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/28-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 28:9 You shall take two onyx stones (Exo. 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