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Exodus 28:20

And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.

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וְהַטּוּר֙vehaturand the rowטוּרconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the row”, the ordinary formH2905a row; hence, a wallrow.הָרְבִיעִ֔יhareviithe fourthרְבִיעִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the fourth”, the ordinary formH7243fourth; also (fractionally) a fourthfoursquare, fourth (part).תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtarshishberylתַּרְשִׁישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “beryl”, the ordinary formH8658a gem, perhaps the topazberyl.וְשֹׁ֖הַםveshohamand onyxשֹׁהַםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and onyx”, the ordinary formH7718a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color)onyx.וְיָשְׁפֵ֑הveyashefehand jasperיָשְׁפֵהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and jasper”, the ordinary formH3471a gem supposed to be jasper (from the resemblance in name)jasper.מְשֻׁבָּצִ֥יםmeshubatsimembroiderשָׁבַץverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “embroider”, a verb used as a describing wordH7660to interweave (colored) threads in squares; by implication (of reticulation) to inchase gems in goldembroider, set.זָהָ֛בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.יִהְי֖וּyihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽםbemiluotamin settingמִלֻּאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in setting”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4396a filling, i.e. setting (of gems)enclosing, setting.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the fourth row [is] beryl, and onyx, and jasper; embroidered with gold are they in their settings,

World English Bible

and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.

Darby Translation

and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and an onyx, and a jasper; enclosed in gold shall they be in their settings.

Douay-Rheims

In the fourth a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl. They shall be set in gold by their rows.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and a beryl, and an onyx stone, set round with gold, bound together with gold: let them be according to their row.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὁ στίχος ὁ τέταρτος, χρυσόλιθος, καὶ βηρύλλιον, καὶ ὀνύχιον, περικεκαλυμμένα χρυσίῳ, συνδεδεμένα ἐν χρυσίῳ· ἔστωσαν κατὰ στίχον αὐτῶν.