'Stones' in the Bible

onyx stones and setting stones for the [priest’s] ephod and for the breastpiece.

You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the [twelve] sons of Israel,

With the work of a jeweler, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel. You shall have them set in filigree [settings] of gold.

You shall put the two stones on the [two] shoulder pieces of the ephod [of the high priest], as memorial stones for Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the Lord.

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

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.

and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

and onyx stones and other stones to be set for the ephod and the breastpiece.

The leaders brought onyx stones and other stones to be put in settings for the ephod and for the breastpiece,

and in the cutting of stones for setting and in the carving of wood, for work in every skilled craft.

They made the onyx stones, set in settings of gold filigree; they were engraved as signets are engraved, with the names of [the twelve tribes of] the sons of Israel.

And he put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod to be memorial stones (a remembrance) for the sons of Israel (Jacob), just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

And they mounted four rows of stones on it. The first row was a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;

The stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel; they were twelve [in all], corresponding to their names, engraved like a signet, each with its name, for the twelve tribes.