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Exodus 39:14

The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
Exodus 39:14
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְ֠הָאֲבָנִים עַל־שְׁמֹ֨ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל הֵ֛נָּה שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה עַל־שְׁמֹתָ֑ם פִּתּוּחֵ֤י חֹתָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ עַל־שְׁמ֔וֹ לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר שָֽׁבֶט׃

  1. וְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nim“and the stones”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  2. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. שְׁמֹ֨תshe.Mot“[the] names of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  4. בְּנֵי־be.nei-“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  6. הֵ֛נָּהHe.nah“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from הֵנָּה · “they(fem.)” · Strong's H2007
  7. שְׁתֵּ֥יםshe.Teim“[were] two [plus]”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  8. עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.Reh“ten”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
  9. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  10. שְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.Tam“names their”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  11. פִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.Chei“[was the] engravings of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פִּתּוּחַ · “engraving” · Strong's H6603
  12. חֹתָם֙cho.Tam“a seal”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹתָם · “signet” · Strong's H2368
  13. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“each one”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  14. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. שְׁמ֔וֹshe.Mo“name its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  16. לִשְׁנֵ֥יםlish.Neim“for two [plus]”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  17. עָשָׂ֖ר'a.Sar“ten”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
  18. שָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vet“tribe[s]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁ֫בֶט · “tribe” · Strong's H7626H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)