Exodus 28:16

Hebrew	רָב֥וּעַ יִֽהְיֶ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 כָּפ֑וּל זֶ֥רֶת אָרְכּ֖וֹ וְזֶ֥רֶת רָחְבּֽוֹ
ESV	It shall be square and doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth.
NIV	It is to be square-a span long and a span wide-and folded double.
NLT	Make the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square.
LXX	τετράγωνον ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. διπλοῦν σπιθαμῆς τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article μῆκος καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” σπιθαμῆς τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article εὖρος
KJV	Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.

^{Exodus 28:15 ← Exodus 28:16 → Exodus 28:17}

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