Éxodo 28:16

16 Haz el pectoral de una sola pieza de tela, doblada en forma de bolsa cuadrada, de veintitrés centímetros
cada lado.

Éxodo 28:16 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 28:16

Four square it shall be, [being] doubled
That is, when it was doubled; for the length of it, according to Maimonides ^F3, was a cubit, which is two spans, and so, when it was doubled, was but one, and its length and breadth being alike, as follows:

a span [shall be] the length thereof, and a span [shall be] the breadth
thereof; a square, which is the measure, the form of the new Jerusalem, the church of Christ, ( Revelation 21:16 ) and may denote the perfection, firmness, and immovableness of it, ( Psalms 125:1 ) . Some have thought that this breastplate was doubled, in order to have something enclosed in it: some imagine, that within this fold were put the Urim and Thummim, which they suppose to be two words engraved on a stone, and different from the twelve stones in it; others, that the name of Jehovah was written and put there, as the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi on ( Exodus 28:30 ) and other Jewish writers, and others, fancy some little images were put within these folds, the name with the teraphim, and supposed to be the Urim and Thummim; but if these were hid in the folds, they could not be seen when consulted; it is most probable there is nothing put within the double, which was not done for any such use; but most likely that it might be strong to bear the weight of the precious stones, put in ouches of gold upon it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Cele Hamikdash, c. 9. sect. 6.

Éxodo 28:16 In-Context

14 luego trenza dos cordones de oro puro y sujétalos a las monturas de filigrana, sobre las hombreras del efod.

15 Diseño del pectoral
»Después, con mucho cuidado y gran habilidad, harás un pectoral que se usará cuando se busque una decisión de parte de Dios.
Confecciónalo de modo que haga juego con el efod: de lino de tejido fino, bordado con oro y con hilo azul, púrpura y escarlata.

16 Haz el pectoral de una sola pieza de tela, doblada en forma de bolsa cuadrada, de veintitrés centímetros
cada lado.

17 Incrusta sobre el pectoral cuatro hileras de piedras preciosas.
La primera hilera tendrá una cornalina roja, un peridoto de color verde pálido y una esmeralda.

18 La segunda hilera estará compuesta por una turquesa, un lapislázuli de color azul y una adularia blanca.