Exodus 28:16
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It shall be four square and doubled: it shall be the measure of a span both in length and in breadth.

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Context
The Breastpiece
15And thou shalt make the rational of judgment with embroidered work of divers colours, according to the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen. 16It shall be four square and doubled: it shall be the measure of a span both in length and in breadth.17And thou shalt set in it four rows of stones . In the first row shall be a sardius stone, and a topaz, and an emerald:…
Cross References
Exodus 28:15
And thou shalt make the rational of judgment with embroidered work of divers colours, according to the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen.

Exodus 28:17
And thou shalt set in it four rows of stones . In the first row shall be a sardius stone, and a topaz, and an emerald:

Lexicon
It must be
יִֽהְיֶ֖ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

square
רָב֥וּעַ (rā·ḇū·a‘)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7251: To be quadrate

when folded over double,
כָּפ֑וּל (kā·p̄ūl)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3717: To fold together, to repeat

a span
זֶ֥רֶת (ze·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2239: The spread of the fingers, a span

long
אָרְכּ֖וֹ (’ā·rə·kōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 753: Length

and a span
וְזֶ֥רֶת (wə·ze·reṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2239: The spread of the fingers, a span

wide.
רָחְבּֽוֹ׃ (rā·ḥə·bōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7341: Breadth, width


Additional Translations
It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.

Foursquare it shall be and double; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.

Thou shalt make it square: it shall be double; of a span the length of it, and of a span the breadth.

Square shall it be, doubled; a span the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.

Foursquare it shall be and double; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.

Foursquare it shall be, being doubled; a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its breadth.

It shall be square and folded double; a span shall be its length of it, and a span its breadth.

it is square, doubled, a span its length, and a span its breadth.
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