Six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, in the order of their birth.
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Six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, in the order of their birth.
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Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
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six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, according to their birth.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to Exodus 28:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 43:33 They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another.
- Exodus 1:1-4 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob): Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain As they were in age, so should they be…
As they were in age, so should they be graven in order.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Levi seems to be omitted here, as being sufficiently…
Levi seems to be omitted here, as being sufficiently represented by the high priest himself.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Six of their names on one stone,.... The names…
Six of their names on one stone,.... The names of the six eldest on the stone upon the right shoulder:
and the other six names of the rest on the other stone: the names of the six youngest on the stone upon the left shoulder; for these stones, as afterwards said, were put on the shoulders of the priests:
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according to their birth; the order of it; so that upon the first stone were engraven the names of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, and Naphtali; and on the second stone the names of Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin; and so they are disposed by Jarchi, with whom Josephus agrees (a); though some Jewish writers, and particularly Maimonides (b), place them otherwise; but this seems most agreeable to the letter and sense of the text.
(a) Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 3. c. 7. sect. 5.) (b) Hilchot Cele Hamikdash, ut supra. (c. 9. sect. 9.)
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Birth. On the right shoulder were engraven Ruben, Simeon,…
Birth. On the right shoulder were engraven Ruben, Simeon, Juda, Dan, Nephtali, and Gad. On the left, Aser, Issachar, Zabulon, Ephraim, Manasses, and Benjamin. The high priest himself represented the tribe of Levi. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. according to their birth] i.e. according to their…
10. according to their birth] i.e. according to their ages; cf. Exo_6:16. Jos. (Ant. iii. 7. 5) says that the names of Jacob’s six elder sons were on the stone upon the right shoulder, and those of his six younger ones on the stone upon the left shoulder.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) The other six names of the rest.—Heb., the…
(10) The other six names of the rest.—Heb., the remaining six names. Either Levi was omitted, or Joseph’s name took the place of Ephraim’s and Manasseh’s.
According to their birth—i.e., in the order of their seniority.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The other six names of the rest. Literally, "The…
The other six names of the rest. Literally, "The remaining six names." According to their birthi.e. , in the order of seniority or perhaps, in the order observed in Exo_1:2-4, where the children of the two legitimate wives are given the precedence.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
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Yahweh continues to tell Moses what the people must do.
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With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engraving on a signet
"In the same way a person engraves on a seal"
engraver
a person who cuts designs into a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal
signet
an engraved stone used to stamp a design into a wax seal
settings
pieces of metal that hold the stone onto the ephod
translationWords
Israel
gold
ephod
Yahweh
Aaron
sign
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