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Exodus 28:9–18

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And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
¶ And thou shalt make ouches of gold;
And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
¶ And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
And 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.
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
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From verse 9

  1. Ezekiel 28:13Rank 1 from verse 9
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    13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

  2. 2 Chronicles 2:7Rank 2 from verse 9
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    7Send 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.

  3. Exodus 28:20Rank 3 from verse 9
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    20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.

  4. Exodus 28:36Rank 4 from verse 9
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    36¶ And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

  5. Exodus 39:13Rank 5 from verse 9
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    13And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.

From verse 10

  1. Exodus 1:1–4Rank 1 from verse 10
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    1NOW these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

    2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

    3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

    4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

  2. Genesis 43:33Rank 2 from verse 10
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    33And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

From verse 11

  1. 2 Timothy 2:19Rank 1 from verse 11
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    19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

  2. Ephesians 1:13Rank 2 from verse 11
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    13In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

  3. Ephesians 4:30Rank 3 from verse 11
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    30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

  4. Exodus 28:13–14Rank 4 from verse 11
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    13¶ And thou shalt make ouches of gold;

    14And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.

  5. Exodus 28:21Rank 5 from verse 11
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    21And 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.

From verse 12

  1. Exodus 28:29Rank 1 from verse 12
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    29And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually.

  2. Exodus 39:6–7Rank 2 from verse 12
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    6¶ And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.

    7And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  3. Joshua 4:7Rank 3 from verse 12
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    7Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

  4. Isaiah 9:6Rank 4 from verse 12
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    6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

  5. Leviticus 24:7Rank 5 from verse 12
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    7And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

From verse 14

  1. 1 Kings 7:17Rank 1 from verse 14
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    17And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.

  2. 2 Chronicles 4:12–13Rank 2 from verse 14
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    12To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;

    13And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.

  3. 2 Kings 25:17Rank 3 from verse 14
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    17The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

  4. Exodus 28:22–25Rank 4 from verse 14
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    22¶ And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.

    23And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

    24And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.

    25And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.

  5. Exodus 39:15Rank 5 from verse 14
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    15And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

From verse 15

  1. Exodus 26:1Rank 1 from verse 15
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    1MOREOVER thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

  2. Exodus 28:30Rank 2 from verse 15
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    30¶ And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually.

  3. Exodus 28:4Rank 3 from verse 15
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    4And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

  4. Exodus 28:6Rank 4 from verse 15
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    6¶ And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.

  5. Exodus 39:8–21Rank 5 from verse 15
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    8¶ And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

    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.

    14And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

    15And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

    16And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

    17And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

    18And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.

    19And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.

    20And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

    21And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the Lord commanded Moses.

From verse 17

  1. Exodus 39:10–21Rank 1 from verse 17
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    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.

    14And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

    15And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

    16And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

    17And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

    18And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.

    19And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.

    20And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

    21And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  2. Ezekiel 28:13Rank 2 from verse 17
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    13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

  3. Proverbs 8:11Rank 3 from verse 17
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    11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

  4. Revelation 21:19–21Rank 4 from verse 17
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    19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

    20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

    21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

  5. Exodus 28:11Rank 5 from verse 17
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    11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

From verse 18

  1. Exodus 24:10Rank 1 from verse 18
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    10And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

  2. Exodus 39:11Rank 2 from verse 18
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    11And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

  3. Ezekiel 1:26Rank 3 from verse 18
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    26¶ And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

  4. Ezekiel 10:1Rank 4 from verse 18
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    1THEN I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

  5. Ezekiel 27:16Rank 5 from verse 18
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    16Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.

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DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 28:9

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

grave

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Sense 1: The place of the dead or of burial; a tomb, burial place, or pit. Sense 2: To cut, carve, or engrave. Sense 3: As an adjective, serious, sober, dignified, or worthy of respect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

names

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Sense 1: Words or titles by which persons or things are known. Sense 2: Reputation, authority, or the persons named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 28:10

COMBINED MEANING

names

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Sense 1: Words or titles by which persons or things are known. Sense 2: Reputation, authority, or the persons named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stone

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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rest

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Sense 1: To cease from labour or motion, lie still, settle, remain, or rely; also repose, peace, security, or an abiding place. Sense 2: The remaining persons or things after a part is distinguished.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

birth

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Sense 1: The act or process of coming into life or bringing forth. Sense 2: That which is born; offspring. Sense 3: Origin, lineage, or one's place or condition as determined by birth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 28:11

COMBINED MEANING

work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

engraver

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A skilled worker who cuts letters, figures, or designs into a surface.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stone

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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

engrave

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To cut letters, figures, or a design into a hard surface.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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names

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Sense 1: Words or titles by which persons or things are known. Sense 2: Reputation, authority, or the persons named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ouches

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Gold settings, sockets, or enclosing mounts made to hold engraved stones and to receive or fasten the wreathen chains of the high priest’s ephod and breastplate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 28:12

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shoulders

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The upper joints and parts of the body between the neck and arms; figures of bearing or supporting a load.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

memorial

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Sense 1: A remembrance or something that preserves or calls to mind. Sense 2: The representative portion of an offering.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bear

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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

names

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Sense 1: Words or titles by which persons or things are known. Sense 2: Reputation, authority, or the persons named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 28:13

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

ouches

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Gold settings, sockets, or enclosing mounts made to hold engraved stones and to receive or fasten the wreathen chains of the high priest’s ephod and breastplate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 28:14

COMBINED MEANING

chains

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Sense 1: Series of connected links used as ornaments, restraints, or bonds. Sense 2: Figuratively, confinement, affliction, or surrounding force.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pure

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Clean, undefiled, unmixed, uncorrupted, genuine, clear, or sincere; free from contaminating matter or evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ends

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Sense 1: Extremities, boundaries, conclusions, purposes, or results. Sense 2: Ceases or brings to a close.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

ouches

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Gold settings, sockets, or enclosing mounts made to hold engraved stones and to receive or fasten the wreathen chains of the high priest’s ephod and breastplate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 28:15

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

breastplate

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Sense 1: Armour or a protective covering worn over the breast. Sense 2: The high priest's breastpiece.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cunning

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Skilful, expert, knowledgeable, ingenious, or artfully made in a craft, work, music, hunting, or another practice; where joined to deceit, subtly artful.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

blue

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Sense 1: The colour called blue. Sense 2: Material, thread, or clothing of that colour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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purple

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A reddish-blue colour; cloth or clothing of that colour, often associated with wealth or royalty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

scarlet

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Sense 1: A bright red colour. Sense 2: Dye, thread, cloth, or a garment of that colour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fine

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1. Of cloth or workmanship, delicate or finely made. 2. Of flour or meal, finely ground or prepared. 3. Of gold or other metal, pure, refined, or of high quality. 4. As a verb, to refine or purify metal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 28:16

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

doubled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of double, meaning to make twice as much or twofold; to fold or turn over upon itself.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

span

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A measure equal to the distance between the extended thumb and little finger.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

length

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1. The extent or measurement of something from end to end. 2. Duration or continuance in time. 3. In “at length,” at last or after a long time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

breadth

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Width or extent from side to side. In compounds such as “hand breadth,” “foot breadth,” and “hair breadth,” a width measured by the named object.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 28:17

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

settings

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Mountings, frames, sockets, or enclosures fashioned to hold and display precious stones securely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rows

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Series of persons or things arranged in continued lines, ranks, or tiers.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

row

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A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line, rank, or tier.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 28:18

COMBINED MEANING

row

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A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line, rank, or tier.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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8And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

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10Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.

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11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

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12And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

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13¶ And thou shalt make ouches of gold;

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14And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.

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15¶ And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

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16Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.

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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.

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18And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

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19And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

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