King James Version
Exodus 39:11 in the King James Version says “And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.”
Exodus 39:11 · KJV
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
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. sardius: or, ruby
And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
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“a sapphire”
H5601a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
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