Bible verse
It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
Exodus 28:16 · BSB
The verses around it, from Exodus 28.
12 Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.
13 Fashion gold filigree settings
14 and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.
15 You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
16 It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
17 And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
18 in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19 in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
20 and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
KJV
Foursquare it shall be [being] doubled; a span [shall be] the length thereof, and a span [shall be] the breadth thereof.
ASV
Foursquare it shall be and double; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.
ERV
Foursquare it shall be and double; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.
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