Bible Strands
Exodus 39:12
the third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records the artisans completing the high priest’s ephod, listing the third row’s stones after describing the second and before the fourth.
The words — טוּר (tur) denotes a “row” or “file,” establishing the vertical arrangement, while לֶשֶׁם (leshem) identifies the first stone in that line.
The thread — This verse extends the four-row, three-stone pattern for the ephod, continuing the inventory begun in Exodus 39:10 and concluded in Exodus 39:13.
Why it lands — It demands precise attention to the ordered composition of the sacred garment, leaving no stone unlisted or misplaced.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.