Exodus 39:9

9 It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide. ^[a]

Exodus 39:9 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 39:9

(See Gill on Exodus 39:2).

Exodus 39:9 In-Context

7 Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

8 He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

9 It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

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

11 the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

Footnotes

• [a]. The breastpiece, when folded over, was approximately 9 inches or 22.9 centimeters in both length and width.