Exodus 39:9

39:9 It was square – they made the breastpiece doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide when doubled.

Exodus 28:16

28:16 It is to be square ¹  when ²  doubled, nine inches ³  long and nine inches wide.

Exodus 26:24

26:24 At the two corners ⁴  they must be doubled at the lower end and finished together at the top in one ring. So it will be for both.

Exodus 36:29

36:29 At the two corners ⁵  they were doubled at the lower end and ⁶  finished together at the top in one ring. So he did for both.

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¹ tn Heb “four.”

² tn “when” is added for clarification (U. Cassuto, Exodus, 375).

³ tn The word זֶרֶת (zeret) is half a cubit; it is often translated “span.”

⁴ tn Heb “they will be for the two corners.” This is the last clause of the verse, moved forward for clarity.

⁵ tn This is the last phrase of the verse, moved forward for clarity.

⁶ tn This difficult verse uses the perfect tense at the beginning, and the second clause parallels it with יִהְיוּ (yihyu), which has to be taken here as a preterite without the consecutive vav (ו). The predicate “finished” or “completed” is the word תָּמִּים (tammim); it normally means “complete, sound, whole,” and related words describe the sacrifices as without blemish.