World English Bible
Exodus 28:21
“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.”
Verse in context — Exodus 28
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and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
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and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.
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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.
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You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.
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You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
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God delivers Israel from Egypt, gives the Ten Commandments, and establishes His covenant with His people.
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