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Exodus 38

Exodus 38:12

The Courtyard · Exodus 38:9–20
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Translations

Modern
The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.
Traditional
And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
Literal
And on the west side were hangings fifty by the cubit, with ten pillars and ten bases. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver.
Latin
In ea vero plaga, quæ ad occidentem respicit, fuerunt tentoria cubitorum quinquaginta, columnæ decem cum basibus suis æneæ, et capita columnarum, et tota operis cælatura, argentea.

Original

Hebrew
English
The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

Notes

Exodus 38:1–20

This section reports on building the courtyard (38:9–20) and its equipment, including the altar of burnt offering and the bronze basin (38:1–7; 38:8).

Measurements

  • fifty cubits long: About 75 ft (22.9 m)

Parallels

Exodus 27:9–19

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Tabernacle

Topics

Hooks: Made of Silver Tabernacle: Court of Surrounded by Curtains of Fine Line Suspended from Pillars Tabernacle: The Courtyard of