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Exodus 28:16-18
New English Translation
Exodus 28:16-18
New English Translation
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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- Exodus 28:16 tn Heb “four.”
- Exodus 28:16 tn “when” is added for clarification (U. Cassuto, Exodus, 375).
- Exodus 28:16 tn The word זֶרֶת (zeret) is half a cubit; it is often translated “span.”
Exodus 28:16-18
New International Version
Exodus 28:16-18
New International Version
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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- Exodus 28:16 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters
Exodus 28:16-18
King James Version
Exodus 28:16-18
King James Version
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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