Exodus 39:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled. | It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide. | It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| square | רָב֧וּעַ | ra-VU-a' | H7251 | to squareרָבַע (ra.va) 1) to square, be squared 1a) (Qal) square (participle) 1b) (Pual) square (participle) |
| it was | הָיָ֛ה | ha-YAH | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 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) … |
| folded double | כָּפ֖וּל | ka-FUL | H3717 | to doubleכָּפַל (ka.phal) 1) to double, fold double, double over 1a) (Qal) to double over 1b) (Niphal) to be doubled |
| they made | עָשׂ֣וּ | 'a-SU | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| the breastpiece | הַחֹ֑שֶׁן | ha-CHO-shen | H2833 | breastpieceחֹ֫שֶׁן (cho.shen) 1) breastplate, breastpiece 1a) sacred pouch of the high priest designed to hold the Urim and Thummim |
| [was] a span | זֶ֧רֶת | ZE-ret | H2239 | spanזֶ֫רֶת (ze.ret) 1) span 1a) a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand |
| length its | אָרְכּ֛וֹ | 'a-re-KO | H0753 | lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ (o.rekh) 1) length 1a) physical length 1b) of time 2) forbearance, self-restraint (of patience) |
| and [was] a span | וְזֶ֥רֶת | ve-ZE-ret | H2239 | spanזֶ֫רֶת (ze.ret) 1) span 1a) a unit of measure, approx half-cubit, or the distance from the thumb to the little finger on an outstretched hand |
| breadth its | רָחְבּ֖וֹ | ra-che-BO | H7341 | widthרֹ֫חַב (ro.chav) breadth, width, expanse |
| folded double | כָּפֽוּל׃ | ka-FUL | H3717 | to doubleכָּפַל (ka.phal) 1) to double, fold double, double over 1a) (Qal) to double over 1b) (Niphal) to be doubled |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.