Bible verse
It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
Exodus 39:9 · BSB
The verses around it, from Exodus 39.
5 And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod was of one piece with the ephod, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
6 They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
7 Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
8 He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
9 It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
10 And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
11 the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
12 the third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
13 and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.
KJV
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span [was] the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, [being] doubled.
ASV
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double.
ERV
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double.
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