Exodus 39:9

American Standard Version

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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Exodus 39:9 in other translations

It was square. They made the breastplate double. Its length was a span, and its width a span, being double.

Exodus 39:9 · World English Bible

Exodus 39:9 in context

  1. 7And he put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
  2. 8And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
  3. 9It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double.
  4. 10And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row;
  5. 11and the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;