Exodus 28:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The stones shall correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names, engraved like a signet, each with its name representing one of the twelve tribes.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the stones shall have the names of the children of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet. Each one with its own name, they shall be according to the twelve tribes.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the stones shalbe grauen as sygnettes be graue: with the names of the childern of Israel euen with.xij names euery one with his name acordynge to the.xij. trybes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and shal stonde acordinge to ye twolue names of the children of Israel, grauen of the stonegrauers, euery one with his name acordinge to the twolue trybes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelue, according to their names, grauen as signets, euerye one after his name, and they shall bee for the twelue tribes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the stones shalbe grauen, as signettes be grauen with the names of the children of Israel, euen with twelue names, euery one with his name accordyng to the twelue tribes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The jewels are to be twelve in number, for the names of the children of Israel; every jewel having the name of one of the twelve tribes cut on it as on a stamp.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The stones are to be for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to the number of their names. Each name according to the twelve tribes is to be like the engravings of a seal.

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 7:4-8 : 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 5 From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand; 6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand; 7 from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand; 8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
  • Rev 21:12 : 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates were twelve angels, and on the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 18:31 : 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, 'Your name shall be Israel.'
  • Luke 22:30 : 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 39:6-17
    12 verses
    94%

    6They prepared the onyx stones, enclosed in gold settings, engraved like a seal with the names of Israel's sons.

    7They placed the stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod to serve as a memorial for the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

    8They made the breastpiece, skillfully crafted like the ephod, from gold, blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and finely twisted linen.

    9They made the breastpiece square by folding it double; it was a span long and a span wide when folded.

    10They mounted four rows of stones on it: the first row was a ruby, topaz, and emerald.

    11The second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond.

    12The third row was a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.

    13The fourth row was a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were mounted in gold filigree settings.

    14The stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve stones for their twelve names, each engraved like a seal with its name to represent the twelve tribes.

    15They made chains of pure gold, like braided cords, for the breastpiece.

    16They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and attached the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.

    17They fastened the two gold braided chains to the two rings at the corners of the breastpiece.

  • Exod 28:9-20
    12 verses
    88%

    9Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel.

    10Engrave six of their names on one stone and the remaining six names on the other stone, in the order of their birth.

    11Engrave the two stones with the work of a gem cutter, as one would engrave a seal. Mount them in gold filigree settings.

    12Place the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names before the LORD on his shoulders as a memorial.

    13Make gold filigree settings.

    14Make two pure gold chains of braided work, and attach the braided chains to the settings.

    15Make a breastpiece for decision-making, the work of a skilled artisan. It is to be made like the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely twisted linen.

    16It shall be square when folded, a span in length and a span in width.

    17Mount on it a setting of stones, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald.

    18The second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond.

    19The third row shall be a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.

    20The fourth row shall be a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be mounted in gold settings.

  • Exod 28:22-24
    3 verses
    78%

    22Make braided chains of pure gold for the breastpiece, twisted like cords.

    23Make two gold rings and attach them to the two corners of the breastpiece.

    24Attach the two gold cords to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece.

  • Exod 25:7
    77%

    7onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and the breastpiece.

  • 1 Kgs 18:31
    77%

    31Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, 'Your name shall be Israel.'

  • Rev 21:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

    19The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

    20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

  • Exod 35:9
    75%

    9Onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and the breastpiece.

  • Rev 21:12
    73%

    12It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates were twelve angels, and on the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.

  • Exod 35:27
    72%

    27The leaders brought onyx stones and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the breastpiece.

  • Exod 28:26-29
    4 verses
    72%

    26Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on its edge that is next to the ephod.

    27Make two gold rings and attach them to the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, below, at the front, where it is joined, above the woven band of the ephod.

    28They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so it may rest on the woven band of the ephod and not come loose from the ephod.

    29Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall carry the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision, as a continual memorial before the LORD.

  • Josh 4:8
    70%

    8So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD had told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them over with them to their camp and set them down there.

  • Rev 21:14
    69%

    14The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

  • Josh 4:4
    69%

    4So Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen from the Israelites, one man from each tribe,

  • Isa 54:12
    69%

    12I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling stones, and all your borders of precious stones.

  • Exod 39:19
    69%

    19They made two gold rings and attached them to the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inner edge that faces the ephod.

  • Josh 4:6
    69%

    6This will serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

  • Gen 49:28
    69%

    28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.

  • Num 6:27
    68%

    27So they shall put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.

  • Rev 7:5
    68%

    5From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;

  • Num 1:44
    68%

    44These were the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron counted, along with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each the head of his ancestral house.

  • Josh 4:21
    67%

    21He said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones mean?’