unfoldingWord_en_tn/rev/18/12.md

# precious stone, pearls

"many kinds of expensive stones." See how you translated these in [Revelation 17:4](../17/04.md).

# fine linen

expensive cloth made from flax. See how you translated "linen" in [Revelation 15:6](../15/06.md).

# purple, silk, scarlet

Purple is a very dark red cloth that is very expensive. Silk is a soft, strong cloth made from the fine string that silkworms make when they make their cocoons. Scarlet is an expensive red cloth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

# every vessel of ivory

"all kinds of containers made of ivory"

# ivory

a beautiful hard, white material that people get from the tusks or teeth of very large animals such as elephants or walruses. Alternate translation: "tusks" or "valuable animal teeth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

# marble

a precious stone used for building (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])