Ezekiel 10:9
Context10:9 As I watched, I noticed 1 four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; 2 the wheels gleamed like jasper. 3
Exodus 39:13
Context39:13 and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold filigree settings.
Daniel 10:6
Context10:6 His body resembled yellow jasper, 4 and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; 5 his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice 6 thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd.
[10:9] 1 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
[10:9] 2 tn The MT repeats this phrase, a clear case of dittography.
[10:9] 3 tn Heb “Tarshish stone.” The meaning is uncertain. The term has also been translated “topaz” (NEB), “beryl” (KJV, NASB, NRSV), and “chrysolite” (RSV, NIV).
[10:6] 4 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.”