Courtyard of the Tabernacle

“Now you shall make (A)the courtyard of the [a]tabernacle. [b]On the south side there shall be hangings for the courtyard of fine twisted linen, a [c]hundred cubits long for one side; 10 and its pillars shall be twenty, with their twenty bases of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their [d]bands shall be of silver. 11 Likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings a [e]hundred cubits long, and its twenty pillars with their twenty bases of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands shall be of silver. 12 For the width of the courtyard on the west side shall be hangings of [f]fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten bases. 13 The width of the courtyard on the [g]east side shall be fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for the one [h]side of the gate shall be [i]fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases. 15 And for the [j]other [k]side there shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases. 16 And for the gate of the courtyard there shall be a curtain of [l]twenty cubits, of [m]violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [n]weaver, with their four pillars and their four bases. 17 All the pillars around the courtyard shall be joined together with silver, with their hooks of silver and their bases of bronze. 18 The length of the courtyard shall be a [o]hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits of fine twisted linen, and their bases of bronze.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 27:9 Or dwelling place
  2. Exodus 27:9 Lit For the side of the Negev to the south
  3. Exodus 27:9 About 150 ft. or 46 m
  4. Exodus 27:10 Or rings
  5. Exodus 27:11 About 150 ft. or 46 m
  6. Exodus 27:12 About 75 ft. or 23 m
  7. Exodus 27:13 Lit east side eastward
  8. Exodus 27:14 Lit shoulder
  9. Exodus 27:14 About 23 ft. or 6.8 m
  10. Exodus 27:15 Lit second
  11. Exodus 27:15 Lit shoulder
  12. Exodus 27:16 About 30 ft. or 9 m
  13. Exodus 27:16 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color
  14. Exodus 27:16 Lit variegator; i.e., a weaver in colors
  15. Exodus 27:18 About 150 ft. long, 75 ft. wide, and 7.5 ft. high or about 46 m, 23 m, and 2.3 m

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