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16 It is to be square[a] when[b] doubled, nine inches[c] long and nine inches wide. 17 You are to set in it a setting for stones, four rows of stones, a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl—the first row; 18 and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

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  1. Exodus 28:16 tn Heb “four.”
  2. Exodus 28:16 tn “when” is added for clarification (U. Cassuto, Exodus, 375).
  3. Exodus 28:16 tn The word זֶרֶת (zeret) is half a cubit; it is often translated “span.”

16 It is to be square—a span[a] long and a span wide—and folded double. 17 Then mount four rows of precious stones(A) on it. The first row shall be carnelian, chrysolite(B) and beryl; 18 the second row shall be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald;

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  1. Exodus 28:16 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters