OET interlinear REV 21:20

21:20a

sardonyx: This name in Greek is spelled sardonux. This word refers to a kind of stone with red bands and lighter color bands. The lighter color bands can be white, tan, or pink. Light reflects off the surface of this stone. Light does not shine through this stone like it does through glass. One example of sardonyx is:

In some languages people are not familiar with sardonyx. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

• Use a descriptive phrase. For example:

  a shiny, banded/striped red stone named sardonyx

• Use the major language word for sardonyx. If people are not familiar with this word, explain it in a footnote. An example footnote is:

  Sardonyx is a kind of red stone with lighter colored bands. It shines brightly.

carnelian: This word refers to a kind of blood-red stone that shines brightly in the sun. (The Greek word is sardion.) Light reflects off the surface of this stone. Light does not shine through this stone like it does through glass. See how you translated this word in 4:3.

21:20b

chrysolite: This name in Greek is spelled chrusolithos, where the “ch” is pronounced like a “k” without stopping the air in the mouth. This word probably refers to yellow jasper or yellow quartz. For example:

goldstone (JBP)

Light reflects off the surface of yellow jasper, but it shines through yellow quartz.

In some languages people are not familiar with chrysolite. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

• Use a descriptive phrase. For example:

  a shiny, yellow stone named chrysolite

• Use the major language word for chrysolite. If people are not familiar with this word, explain it in a footnote. An example footnote is:

  Chrysolite is a kind of yellow stone. It shines brightly.

beryl: This name in Greek is spelled berullos. This word refers to a kind of bluish-green or sea-green stone that light shines through. One example of beryl is:

In some languages people are not familiar with beryl. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

• Use a descriptive phrase. For example:

  a shiny, glassy/transparent bluish-green stone named beryl

• Use the major language word for beryl. If people are not familiar with this word, explain it in a footnote. An example footnote is:

  Beryl is a kind of bluish-green stone. Light shines through it.

21:20c

topaz: This name in Greek is spelled topazion. This word refers to a kind of yellowish-brown or greenish-yellow stone that light shines through.

In some languages people are not familiar with topaz. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

• Use a descriptive phrase. For example:

  a shiny, glassy/transparent yellow/greenish-yellow stone named topaz

• Use the major language word for topaz. If people are not familiar with this word, explain it in a footnote. An example footnote is:

  Topaz is a kind of yellow or greenish-yellow stone. Light shines through it.

chrysoprase: This name in Greek is spelled chrusoprasos, where the “ch” is pronounced like a “k” without stopping the air in the mouth. This word refers to a kind of green stone that shines brightly in the sun. Light reflects off the surface of this stone. Light does not shine through this stone like it does through glass.

In some languages people are not familiar with chrysoprase. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

• Use a descriptive phrase. For example:

  a shiny green stone named chrysoprase

• Use the major language word for chrysoprase. If people are not familiar with this word, explain it in a footnote. An example footnote is:

  Chrysoprase is a kind of green stone. It shines brightly.

21:20d

jacinth: This name in Greek is spelled uakinthos. This Greek word refers to a kind of dark blue stone that shines brightly in the sun.It is probably a different stone from the current definition of the English word “jacinth.” Perhaps dark blue corundum is equivalent to the stone meant by the Greek word. Light reflects off the surface of this stone. Light does not shine through this stone like it does through glass. It may refer to the same color that is translated as “sapphire” in 9:17b.

In some languages people are not familiar with jacinth. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

• Use a descriptive phrase. For example:

  a shiny, dark blue stone named jacinth

• Use the major language word for jacinth. If people are not familiar with this word, explain it in a footnote. An example footnote is:

  Jacinth is the Greek word for a kind of dark blue stone. It shines brightly.

amethyst: This name in Greek is spelled amethustos. This word refers to a kind of purple stone that light shines through.

In some languages people are not familiar with amethyst. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

• Use a descriptive phrase. For example:

  a shiny, glassy/transparent purple stone named amethyst

• Use the major language word for amethyst. If people are not familiar with this word, explain it in a footnote. An example footnote is:

  Amethyst is a kind of purple stone. Light shines through it.