Exodus 27:9

The Courtyard · Exodus 27:9–19
Read Exodus 27

Translations

Modern
You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,
Traditional
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
Literal
And you shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side, southward, hangings for the court of finely woven linen, a hundred by the cubit the length for the one side.
Latin
Facies et atrium tabernaculi, in cujus australi plaga contra meridiem erunt tentoria de bysso retorta: centum cubitos unum latus tenebit in longitudine.

Original

Hebrew
English
You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,

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.

The plans for the altar of burnt offering and the courtyard extend outward from the center. Like the sanctuary, the plans for the courtyard's furniture are provided before the courtyard itself (27:1–8; 27:9–19).

Events

Measurements

  • a hundred cubits long: About 150 ft (45.7 m)

Parallels

Exodus 38:9–20

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Book of Exodus Cloth and Cloth Manufacturing Coppersmith Deuteronomy, Book of Glorification History of Israel Tabernacle Temple

Topics

Curtains for the Tabernacle Linen: Curtains of the Tabernacle Made of Tabernacle: Court of Surrounded by Curtains of Fine Line Suspended from Pillars Tabernacle: The Courtyard of Tabernacle: The Curtains of Tapestry of the Tabernacle