Exodus 39:12 meaning and explanation

the third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

Exodus 39:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Exodus 39 describes the making of the high priest's garments, and this verse sits inside the list of twelve gemstones mounted on the breastpiece, arranged in four rows of three. Each stone was engraved with the name of one of Israel's tribes, so the breastpiece carried the whole people before the LORD.

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