Exodus 28:16

It shall be foursquare and doubled: it shall be the measure of a span both in length and in breadth.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And thou shalt make the rational of judgment with embroidered work of divers colours, according to the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen.

17And thou shalt set in it four rows of stones: in the first row shall be a sardius stone, and a topaz, and an emerald:

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Cross References

Exodus 39:10And he set four rows of precious stones in it. In the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and emerald.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 28:16-31

Aaron's Attire. ( b. c. 1491.) 15 And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. 16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first… Read the whole commentary →

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