Exodus 39:9

The Breastpiece

8He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen. 9It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

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Berean Standard Bible
It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
American Standard Version (1901)
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double.
Bible in Basic English
It was square and folded in two, as long and as wide as the stretch of a man's hand;
Douay-Rheims 1899
Foursquare, double, of the measure of a span.
Free Bible Version
It was square when folded, measuring around nine inches in length and width.
Geneva Bible 1599
They made the brest plate double, and it was square, an hand breadth long, and an hand breadth broad: it was also double.
King James (Authorized) Version
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
One Unity Resource Bible
It was square. They made the breastplate double. Its length was a span [9 in; 22.86 cm], and its width a span [9 in; 22.86 cm], being double.
Translation for Translators
It was square, and the material was folded double, so that it was ◄9 in./22 cm.► long and ◄9 in./22 cm.► wide.
Unlocked Literal Bible
It was square. They folded the breastpiece double. It was one span long and one span wide.
Noah Webster Bible
It was foursquare; they made the breast-plate double: a span was the length of it, and a span the breadth of it, being doubled.
World English Bible
It was square. They made the breastplate double. Its length was a span, and its width a span, being double.
Young's Literal Translation
it hath been square; double they have made the breastplate, a span its length, and a span its breadth, doubled.