10 They mounted four rows of gemstones[a] on it.

The first row was

a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;[b]

11 the second row,

a turquoise,[c] a lapis lazuli, and a diamond;[d]

12 the third row,

a jacinth,[e] an agate, and an amethyst;

13 and the fourth row,

a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.

They were surrounded with gold filigree in their settings.

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Footnotes

  1. 39:10 Many of these stones cannot be identified with certainty.
  2. 39:10 Or beryl
  3. 39:11 Or malachite, or garnet
  4. 39:11 Hb uncertain; LXX, Vg read jasper
  5. 39:12 Hb obscure

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