28:16 It cannot be measured out for purchase 1 with the gold of Ophir,
with precious onyx 2 or sapphires.
28:19 The topaz of Cush 3 cannot be compared with it;
it cannot be purchased with pure gold.
1 tn The word actually means “weighed,” that is, lifted up on the scale and weighed, in order to purchase.
2 tn The exact identification of these stones is uncertain. Many recent English translations, however, have “onyx” and “sapphires.”
3 tn Or “Ethiopia.” In ancient times this referred to the region of the upper Nile, rather than modern Ethiopia (formerly known as Abyssinia).