Exodus 39:9
Strong's Lexicon
[It]
עָשׂ֣וּ (‘ā·śū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

הַחֹ֑שֶׁן (ha·ḥō·šen)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2833: 1) breastplate, breastpiece 1a) sacred pouch of the high priest designed to hold the Urim and Thummim

was square
רָב֧וּעַ (rā·ḇū·a‘)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7251: 1) to square, be squared 1a) (Qal) square (participle) 1b) (Pual) square (participle)

הָיָ֛ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

and folded over double,
כָּפ֖וּל (kā·p̄ūl)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3717: 1) to double, fold double, double over 1a) (Qal) to double over 1b) (Niphal) to be doubled

a span
זֶ֧רֶת (ze·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2239: 1) span 1a) a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand

long
אָרְכּ֛וֹ (’ā·rə·kōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 753: 1) length 1a) physical length 1b) of time 2) forbearance, self-restraint (of patience)

and a span
וְזֶ֥רֶת (wə·ze·reṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2239: 1) span 1a) a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand

wide
רָחְבּ֖וֹ (rā·ḥə·bōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7341: 1) breadth, width, expanse

כָּפֽוּל׃ (kā·p̄ūl)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3717: 1) to double, fold double, double over 1a) (Qal) to double over 1b) (Niphal) to be doubled

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

Young's Literal Translation
it hath been square; double they have made the breastplate, a span its length, and a span its breadth, doubled.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They made the breastpiece square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide.

New American Standard Bible
It was square; they made the breastpiece folded double, a span long and a span wide when folded double.

King James Bible
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span [was] the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, [being] doubled.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
It was square--a span long and a span wide--and folded double.

New Living Translation
He made the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square.

English Standard Version
It was square. They made the breastpiece doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth when doubled.

New American Standard Bible
It was square; they made the breastpiece folded double, a span long and a span wide when folded double.

King James Bible
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They made the breastpiece square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide.

International Standard Version
They made the breast piece square when folded double: one span in length and one span in width when folded double.

NET Bible
It was square--they made the breastpiece doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide when doubled.

American Standard Version
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double.

English Revised Version
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double.

Young's Literal Translation
it hath been square; double they have made the breastplate, a span its length, and a span its breadth, doubled.
















Cross References
Exodus 39:8
And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Exodus 39:10
And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

Exodus 1:1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Exodus 39:7
And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:6
And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.

Exodus 39:11
And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

Exodus 39:12
And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
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