Daniel 10:6

10:6 His body resembled yellow jasper, ¹  and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; ²  his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice ³  thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd.

Revelation 21:20

21:20 the fifth onyx, ⁴  the sixth carnelian, ⁵  the seventh chrysolite, ⁶  the eighth beryl, ⁷  the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, ⁸  the eleventh jacinth, ⁹  and the twelfth amethyst.

¹ tn The Hebrew word translated “yellow jasper” is תַּרשִׁישׁ (tarshish); it appears to be a semiprecious stone, but its exact identity is somewhat uncertain. It may be the yellow jasper, although this is conjectural. Cf. NAB, NIV “chrysolite”; NASB, NRSV “beryl.”

² tn Heb “torches of fire.”

³ tn Heb “The sound of his words” (cf. v. 9).

⁴ sn Onyx (also called sardonyx) is a semiprecious stone that comes in various colors (L&N 2.35).

⁵ sn Carnelian is a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

⁶ sn Chrysolite refers to either quartz or topaz, golden yellow in color (L&N 2.37).

⁷ sn Beryl is a semiprecious stone, usually blue-green or green in color (L&N 2.38).

⁸ sn Chrysoprase is a greenish type of quartz (L&N 2.40).

⁹ sn Jacinth is a semiprecious stone, probably blue in color (also called “hyacinth,” but that translation is not used here because of possible confusion with the flower of the same name). See L&N 2.41.