thou shalt: Exodus 28:9, Exodus 28:11, Exodus 39:10-21; Malachi 3:17
set in it settings of stones: Heb. fill in its fillings of stone
the first row: Ezekiel 28:13; Revelation 21:19-21
a sardius: or, ruby, The Hebrew odem:, from adam:, to be red, ruddy, seems to denote the ruby; as adam: does in Persian a beautiful gem, of a fine deep red colour, with a mixture of purple. Job 28:18; Proverbs 3:15, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 20:15, Proverbs 31:10; Lamentations 4:7
a topaz: Pitdah:, is constantly rendered by the LXX τοπαζιον:, and Vulgate, topazius:, with which agrees Josephus. The topaz is a precious stone, of a pale, dead green, with a mixture of yellow, sometimes of a fine yellow; and hence called chrysolyte by the moderns, from its gold colour. Job 28:19; Revelation 21:20
a carbuncle: Bareketh:, from barak:, to lighten, glitter, a very elegant gem, of a deep red colour, with a mixture of scarlet. Isaiah 54:11-12