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Exodus 28:16 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth "
Exodus 28:16
Verse in Context
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And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make
Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth
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.
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
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Exodus 28:1
"And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons."
Exodus 28:2
"And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty."
Exodus 28:3
"And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office."
Exodus 28:4
"And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office."
Exodus 28:5
"And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen."
Exodus 28:6
"And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work."
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