Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe 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. Young's Literal Translation And the stones, according to the names of the sons of Israel, are twelve, according to their names, openings of a signet, each according to his name, for the twelve tribes. King James Bible And the stones [were] according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, [like] the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. Hebrew The twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים (šə·têm) Number - fd Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) stones וְ֠הָאֲבָנִים (wə·hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone corresponded to the names שְׁמֹ֨ת (šə·mōṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8034: A name of the sons בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Each אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person stone was engraved פִּתּוּחֵ֤י (pit·tū·ḥê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6603: An engraving like a seal חֹתָם֙ (ḥō·ṯām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2368: A seal, signet ring with עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against one of the names שְׁמֹתָ֑ם (šə·mō·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8034: A name of the twelve לִשְׁנֵ֥ים (liš·nêm) Preposition-l | Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) tribes. שָֽׁבֶט׃ (šā·ḇeṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe |