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NASB					Rev 21:19 ^AThe foundation^2310b stones^2310b of the city⁴¹⁷² wall⁵⁰³⁸ were adorned²⁸⁸⁵ with every³⁹⁵⁶ kind³⁹⁵⁶ of precious⁵⁰⁹³ stone³⁰³⁷. The first⁴⁴¹³ foundation^2310b stone^2310b was ^Bjasper²³⁹³; the second¹²⁰⁸, sapphire⁴⁵⁵²; the third⁵¹⁵⁴, chalcedony⁵⁴⁷²; the fourth^5067a, ^Cemerald⁴⁶⁶⁵;
AMPLIFIED 2015					Rev 21:19 The foundation stones of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, ¹chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; [Ex 28:17-20; Is 54:11, 12]

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The modern equivalents of this and some other gemstones are no longer known; descriptions given by ancient writers only partially correlate with the modern stones bearing the same names.

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Ex 28:17 "You shall mount on it four rows of stones; the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz and emerald;

Rev 21:11 having the glory of God. Her brilliance was like a very costly stone, as a stone of crystal-clear jasper.

Rev 4:3 And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance.

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Greek Heb.

1208

deuteros; cptv. adj., perh. from 1417; second:--second(30), second one(2), second time(10), subsequently(1), twice(1).

2310b

themelios; from 5087; of or for a foundation:--foundation(11), foundation stone(1), foundation stones(2), foundations(2).

2393

iaspis; of Semitic or.; jasper (a translucent stone):--jasper(4).

2885

kosmeô; from 2889; to order, arrange:--adorn(4), adorned(3), put in order(2), trimmed(1).

3037

lithos; a prim. word; a stone:--another(4), millstone*(1), stone(38), stone's(1), stones(15).

3956

pas; a prim. word; all, every:--all(731), all the things(7), all...things(1), all kinds(1), all men(14), all people(4), all respects(3), all things(126), all*(1), always*(3), any(16), any at all(1), anyone(3), anything(3), anything*(1), continually*(6), entire(4), every(128), every form(1), every kind(9), every respect(1), every way(2), everyone(71), everyone's(1), everyone*(1), everything(45), forever*(1), full(2), great(2), no*(15), none*(1), nothing(1), nothing*(1), one(4), perfectly(1), quite(1), whatever(3), whatever*(1), whoever(7), whole(18).

4172

polis; a prim. word; a city:--cities(20), city(142).

4413

prôtos; contr. superl. of 4253; first, chief:--before(3), best(1), first(128), first of all(2), first importance(1), first man(1), first one(1), first things(1), first time(1), foremost(5), leading(2), leading man(1), leading men(5), outer(3), previous(1).

4552

sapphiros; of Semitic or., cf. [5601]; sapphire, perh. lapis lazuli:--sapphire(1).

4665

smaragdos; of unc. or.; an emerald:--emerald(1).

5038

teichos; of unc. or.; a wall:--wall(8), walls(1).

5067a

tetartos; ord. num. from 5064; fourth:--four(1), fourth(9).

5093

timios; from 5092; valued, precious:--dear(1), honor(1), precious(8), respected(1), very costly(2).

5154

tritos; ord. num. from 5140; third:--third(47), third one(1), third time(8).
triches; see 2359.

5472

chalkêdôn; of unc. or.; chalcedony (a precious stone):--chalcedony(1).

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