Exodus 28:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Exodus 28:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 28:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 28:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“It shall be square and folded double; a span shall be its length, and a span its width.”

Exodus 28:16 — World English Bible

Exodus 28:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Exodus 28:16 — American Standard Version

Exodus 28:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Exodus 28:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 28:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Exodus 28:16 — Darby Translation

Exodus 28:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Foure square it shall be and double, an hand bredth long and an hand bredth broade.”

Exodus 28:16 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 28:16 in Context — Exodus 28

14 And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.

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 row.

18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

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What Does Exodus 28:16 Mean?

Exodus 28:16 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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