Translations
Modern
The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.
Traditional
And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
Literal
And along the width of the court on the west side, hangings of fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten bases.
Latin
In latitudine vero atrii, quod respicit ad occidentem, erunt tentoria per quinquaginta cubitos, et columnæ decem, basesque totidem.
Original
Hebrew
English
The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.
Notes
The courtyard plans included curtain walls made of finely woven linen, hanging on posts with bronze bases. The posts were 2.29 meters apart (7.5 feet) and 2.29 meters high (7.5 feet). The curtains formed a rectangle measuring 46 meters long (150 feet) and 22.86 meters wide (75 feet), with a 10-meter opening (30 feet) centered on the east side.
Theme notes and profiles
Ancient Law Codes Pure Worship Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth
Events
- Tabernacle Builtc. 1490 BC
Measurements
- fifty cubits wide: About 75 ft (22.9 m)
Parallels
Glossary
Biblical Concept of Law Book of Exodus Cloth and Cloth Manufacturing Deuteronomy, Book of Glorification History of Israel Tabernacle Temple
Topics
Curtains for the Tabernacle Tabernacle: Court of Surrounded by Curtains of Fine Line Suspended from Pillars Tabernacle: The Courtyard of Tabernacle: The Curtains of Tapestry of the Tabernacle