Exodus 39:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And 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 according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And 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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the.xij. stones were graue as sygnettes with the names of the childern of Israel: euery stone with his name, acordinge to the.xij trybes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the stones stode after the twolue names of the children of Israel, grauen by the stone grauer, euery one with his name, acordinge to the twolue trybes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, euen twelue after their names, grauen like signets euery one after his name according to the twelue tribes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the twelue stones were grauen as signets, with the names of the children of Israel, euery stone with his name, accordyng to the twelue tribes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The stones were 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, for the twelve tribes.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the stones, according to the names of the sons of Israel, are twelve, according to their names, openings of a signet, each according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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 according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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 according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    There were twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel; on every one the name of one of the tribes of Israel was cut, like the cutting of a stamp.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The stones were 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, for the twelve tribes.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The stones were for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, corresponding to the number of their names. Each name corresponding to one of the twelve tribes was like the engravings of a seal.

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 21:12 : 12 And had a great and high wall, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 28:17-24
    8 verses
    94%

    17And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald;

    18the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

    19the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

    20and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings.

    21And 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.

    22And you shall make chains for the breastplate at its ends, of braided work of pure gold.

    23And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

    24And you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.

  • Exod 39:6-13
    8 verses
    88%

    6And they worked onyx stones enclosed in settings of gold, engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the children of Israel.

    7And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod as stones for a memorial to the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

    8And he made the breastplate of skillful work, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

    9It was square; they made the breastplate double: a span was its length, and a span its width, 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 enclosed in settings of gold in their enclosures.

  • Exod 28:9-15
    7 verses
    86%

    9And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:

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

    11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. You shall set them in settings of gold.

    12And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the children of Israel, and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial.

    13And you shall make settings of gold

    14and two chains of pure gold, like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.

    15And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skillful work. According to the design of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it.

  • Exod 39:15-21
    7 verses
    78%

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

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

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

    18And the two ends of the braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, in the front.

    19And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which was on the inner side of the ephod.

    20And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the front of it, opposite its connection, above the woven band of the ephod.

    21And they bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it might be above the woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 25:7
    77%

    7Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

  • Exod 35:9
    76%

    9And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

  • 1 Kgs 18:31
    75%

    31And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be your name:

  • Rev 21:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds 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.

  • Exod 35:27
    74%

    27And the leaders brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

  • Josh 4:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

    9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there to this day.

  • Josh 4:4-6
    3 verses
    70%

    4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from each tribe,

    5And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and every one of you take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,

    6That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What do these stones mean?

  • Rev 21:12
    70%

    12And had a great and high wall, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

  • Exod 28:28-29
    2 verses
    70%

    28They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod using a blue cord, so that it is above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and so that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod.

    29And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.

  • Exod 39:30
    70%

    30And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engravings of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

  • Num 1:44
    69%

    44These are those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, along with the leaders of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.

  • Exod 28:26
    68%

    26And you shall make two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the ephod.

  • Isa 54:12
    68%

    12And I will make your windows of agates, and your gates of carbuncles, and all your borders of pleasant stones.

  • Gen 2:12
    68%

    12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.