A moment in scripture
Exodus 39:14
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And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
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The surrounding passage
- Exodus 39:12
And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
- Exodus 39:13
And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
- Exodus 39:15
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
- Exodus 39:16
And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.