Exodus 28:16-17
set <04390> [thou shalt.]
set ..... setting ... stones ..... stones <04396 068 04390> [set in it settings of stones. Heb. fill in its fillings of stone. the first row.]
ruby <0124> [a sardius, or, ruby.]
The Hebrew {odem,} from {adam,} to be red, ruddy, seems to denote the ruby; as {adam} does in Persian a beautiful gem, of a fine deep red colour, with a mixture of purple.
topaz <06357> [a topaz.]
{Pitdah,} is constantly rendered by the LXX. [topazion,] and Vulgate, {topazius,} with which agrees Josephus. The topaz is a precious stone, of a pale, dead green, with a mixture of yellow, sometimes of a fine yellow; and hence called chrysolyte by the moderns, from its gold colour.
beryl <01304> [a carbuncle.]
{Bareketh,} from {barak,} to lighten, glitter, a very elegant gem, of a deep red colour, with a mixture of scarlet.
Exodus 28:21
twelve .............. twelve <08147> [twelve.]
twelve .............. twelve <08147> [according to the twelve.]
Revelation 21:19-21
foundations ................ foundation <2310> [the foundations.]
sapphire <4552> [sapphire.]
twelve .... twelve <1427> [the twelve.]
each one ......... one <1538 1520> [every several.]
This may denote, that every thing will be superlatively glorious, beyond all comparison with any thing ever seen on earth.
pure <2513> [pure.]
like <5613> [as it.]
