Wahyu 21:19-20

21:19 The foundations of the city’s wall are decorated ¹  with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, ²  the fourth emerald, 21:20 the fifth onyx, ³  the sixth carnelian, ⁴  the seventh chrysolite, ⁵  the eighth beryl, ⁶  the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, ⁷  the eleventh jacinth, ⁸  and the twelfth amethyst.

[21:19]  ¹ tn The perfect participle here has been translated as an intensive (resultative) perfect.

[21:19]  ² sn Agate (also called chalcedony) is a semiprecious stone usually milky or gray in color (L&N 2.32).

[21:20]  ³ sn Onyx (also called sardonyx) is a semiprecious stone that comes in various colors (L&N 2.35).

[21:20]  ⁴ sn Carnelian is a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

[21:20]  ⁵ sn Chrysolite refers to either quartz or topaz, golden yellow in color (L&N 2.37).

[21:20]  ⁶ sn Beryl is a semiprecious stone, usually blue-green or green in color (L&N 2.38).

[21:20]  ⁷ sn Chrysoprase is a greenish type of quartz (L&N 2.40).

[21:20]  ⁸ sn Jacinth is a semiprecious stone, probably blue in color (also called “hyacinth,” but that translation is not used here because of possible confusion with the flower of the same name). See L&N 2.41.