# General Information:

Twelve kinds of stone are listed here. Scholars are not sure which kinds of stones the Hebrew words refer to. Some translations list different stones.

# precious stones

"valuable gems" or "treasured gems." See how you translated these in [Exodus 25:7](../25/03.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

# ruby ... jasper

These are precious stones. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

# sapphire

This is a gemstone that is blue in color. See how you translated this in [Exodus 24:10](../24/09.md).

# onyx

This is a valuable stone that has layers of white and black, red or brown. See how you translated these in [Exodus 25:7](../25/03.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

# They must be mounted in gold settings

This can be stated in active form. AT: "You must mount them in gold settings" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gold]]