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Exodus 28:21,36 - Compare All Versions

Exodus 28:21 NIV (New International Version)

There are to be twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

Exodus 28:36 NIV (New International Version)

“Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

Exodus 28:21 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

There shall be twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They shall be like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes.

Exodus 28:36 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

“You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, ‘Holy to the LORD.’

Exodus 28:21 NLT (New Living Translation)

Each stone will represent one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe will be engraved on it like a seal.

Exodus 28:36 NLT (New Living Translation)

“Next make a medallion of pure gold, and engrave it like a seal with these words: HOLY TO THE LORD.

Exodus 28:21 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone must be engraved like a seal, with one of the names of the twelve tribes.

Exodus 28:36 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

“You are to make a pure gold medallion and engrave it, like the engraving of a seal:  HOLY TO THE LORD.

Exodus 28:21 KJV (King James Version)

And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

Exodus 28:36 KJV (King James Version)

And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

Exodus 28:21 NKJV (New King James Version)

And the stones shall have the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each one with its own name; they shall be according to the twelve tribes.

Exodus 28:36 NKJV (New King James Version)

“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

Exodus 28:20-21 MSG (The Message)

“Set them in gold filigree. The twelve stones correspond to the names of the Israelites, with twelve names engraved, one on each, as on a seal for the twelve tribes.

Exodus 28:36-38 MSG (The Message)

“Make a plate of pure gold. Engrave on it as on a seal: ‘Holy to GOD.’ Tie it with a blue cord to the front of the turban. It is to rest there on Aaron’s forehead. He’ll take on any guilt involved in the sacred offerings that the Israelites dedicate, no matter what they bring. It will always be on Aaron’s forehead so that the offerings will be acceptable before GOD.

Exodus 28:21 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

The stones shall be engraved according to the names of the sons of Israel: twelve, according to their names; they shall be like the engravings of a signet, each according to his name for the twelve tribes.

Exodus 28:36 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘Holy to the LORD.’

Exodus 28:21 AMP (Amplified Bible)

The [engraved] stones shall be twelve, according to the names of [the twelve tribes of] the sons of Israel; they shall be like the engravings of a signet, each with its name for the twelve tribes.

Exodus 28:36 AMP (Amplified Bible)

“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘Holy to the LORD.’ [Ex 39:30]

Exodus 28:21 NET (New English Translation)

The stones are to be for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to the number of their names. Each name according to the twelve tribes is to be like the engravings of a seal.

Exodus 28:36 NET (New English Translation)

“You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved: “Holiness to the LORD.”