King James Version
Exodus 39:12 in the King James Version says “And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.”
Exodus 39:12 · KJV
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.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the third”
H7992third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
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