Exodus 28:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.”

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BSBPD

“It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Foursquare it shall be and double; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 28:16 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 39:10And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

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