Exodus 39:9

Exodus 39:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
• New International Version (NIV)It was square—a span long and a span wide—and folded double.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It was square. They made the breastpiece doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth when doubled.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They made the breastplate square by doubling it; a span was its length and a span its width when doubled.

Context of Exodus 39:9

7Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 8He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen. It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide. 10And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald; 11the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

Exodus 39:9 word by word

רָב֧וּעַ הָיָ֛ה כָּפ֖וּל עָשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הַחֹ֑שֶׁן זֶ֧רֶת אָרְכּ֛וֹ וְזֶ֥רֶת רָחְבּ֖וֹ כָּפֽוּל׃Read the interlinear

• ·עָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• ·חֹ֫שֶׁןchôshen · breastpieceH2833
• was squareרָבַעrâba‛ · to squareH7251
• was squareהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• when folded over doubleכָּפַלkâphal · to doubleH3717
• a spanזֶ֫רֶתzereth · spanH2239
• longאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• wideרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341

Commentaries on Exodus 39:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31See Exodus 28:1–43.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-431-2. cloths of service--official robes. The ephod of the high priest, the robe of the ephod, the girdle of needlework, and the embroidered coat were all of fine linen; for on no material less delicate could such elaborate symbolical figures have been portrayed in embroidery, and all beautified with the same brilliant colors. (See on Ex 28:1-43).Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 39:9

• Engraving
• Ephod
• Priest
• Span
• Stones

In the dictionaries

• Beat
• Breastplate
• Atonement, Day of
• Badger
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Foursquare
• Genesis
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Exodus 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings