Exodus 28:16 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Fold it in half so that it's 9 inches square.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

BBE:

It is to be square, folded in two, a hand-stretch long and a hand-stretch wide.

DBY:

Square shall it be, doubled; a span 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.

JPS:

Four-square it shall be and double: a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.

WBS:

Foursquare it shall be, being doubled; a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its breadth.

WEB:

It shall be square and folded double; a span shall be its length of it, and a span its breadth.

YLT:

it is square, doubled, a span its length, and a span its breadth.

Exodus 28:16 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 28:15 "You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen you shall make it.

Exodus 28:17 "You shall mount on it four rows of stones; the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz and emerald; (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

28:16 {i} Foursquare it shall be [being] doubled; a span [shall be] the length thereof, and a span [shall be] the breadth thereof.
(i) The description of the breastplate.

MHC:

28:15-30 The chief ornament of the high priest, was the breastplate, a rich piece of cloth, curiously worked. The name of each tribe was graven in a precious stone, fixed in the breastplate, to signify how precious, in God's sight, believers are, and how honourable. How small and poor soever the tribe was, it was as a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest; thus are all the saints dear to Christ, however men esteem them. The high priest had the names of the tribes, both on his shoulders and on his breast, which reminds us of the power and the love with which our Lord Jesus pleads for those that are his. He not only bears them up in his arms with almighty strength, but he carries them in his bosom with tender affection. What comfort is this to us in all our addresses to God! The Urim and Thummim, by which the will of God was made known in doubtful cases, were put in this breastplate. Urim and Thummim signify light and integrity. There are many conjectures what these were; the most probable opinion seems to be, that they were the twelve precious stones in the high priest's breastplate. Now, Christ is our Oracle. By him God, in these last days, makes known himself and his mind to us, Heb 1:1,2; Joh 1:18. He is the true Light, the faithful Witness, the Truth itself, and from him we receive the Spirit of Truth, who leads into all truth.

CONC:

Breadth Double Doubled Folded Foursquare Four-square Hand-stretch Length Span Square Thereof Wide Width

Breadth Double Doubled Folded Foursquare Four-Square Hand-Stretch Length Span Square Thereof Wide Width

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