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

7They fixed the two onyx stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod. They showed the names of the 12 sons of Israel, so that the Lord would remember to bless his people. The Lord had commanded Moses to do this. 8A worker used special skills to make the breastpiece, so that it looked beautiful. He made it like the ephod. He used gold, blue, purple and red material as well as good linen to make it. They bent a piece of cloth over to make a square pocket, 22 centimetres long and 22 centimetres wide. 10Then they fixed four rows of jewels on it. These are the names of the jewels: A ruby, a topaz and a beryl in the first row. 11A turquoise, a sapphire and an emerald in the second row.

Exodus 39:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• It was foursquareרָבַעrâba‛ · to squareH7251
• they madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the breastplateחֹ֫שֶׁןchôshen · breastpieceH2833
• doubleכָּפַלkâphal · to doubleH3717
• a spanזֶ֫רֶתzereth · spanH2239
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · 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