Exodus 39:10

Modern

And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

Traditional

And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

Literal

And they filled in it four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald was the first row;

Latin

Et posuit in eo gemmarum ordines quatuor. In primo versu erat sardius, topazius, smaragdus.

Hebrew

English

And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

Theme notes and profiles

Exodus 28:21
The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
Exodus 28:16–17
It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
Revelation 21:19–21
The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,