Exodus 28:9

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

Literal

And you shall take two onyx stones and you shall engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,

Latin

Sumesque duos lapides onychinos, et sculpes in eis nomina filiorum Israël:

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Exodus 28:6–14

the ephod: The ephod was a kind of apron consisting of front and back pieces joined by shoulder straps and secured with a decorative sash (28:7, 8, 27–28). Moses probably mentions it first because it was a unique garment of the high priest.

Gideon later made a gold ephod. This suggests that people believed the garment had special powers (Judges 8:27).

Exodus 28:1–43

These holy garments for Aaron were to distinguish him as a priest set apart (Hebrew qadash, “consecrated”) for the Lord's service (28:2, 3). The beauty of these garments matched the beauty of the Tent of Meeting, which was God's portable earthly palace (or tabernacle).

One day, Jesus Christ, the true High Priest, would enter the Most Holy Place once for all. Then the difference between priests and people would disappear (Hebrews 10:11–22). Until then, human mediators represented how Christ would fulfill the types of wonderful things God accomplishes for his people.

Theme notes and profiles

Pure Worship Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth

Events

Tabernacle Builtc. 1490 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
Job 28:16
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
Song of Solomon 8:6
Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
Exodus 39:6
They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
Genesis 2:12
And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
Isaiah 49:16
Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.
2 Chronicles 2:7
Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
Exodus 28:20
…and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
Exodus 39:13
…and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.
Exodus 28:36
You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

Parallels

Exodus 39:1–7

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Aaron Beauty Biblical Concept of Law Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Onyx Snail Tabernacle Temple

Topics

Engraving: On the Stones Set in the Priest's Breastplate Ephod: A Sacred Vestment Worn by the High Priest: Described Onyx used in the Breastplate Precious Stones: Art of Engraving Upon, Early Known to the Jews Priest: (The Function he Served Was Superior to That of Other Priests): Vestments of Priest: The Time of Moses: Vestments of Stones: Precious in the Breastplate and Ephod

Exodus 28:9

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