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The Court of the Tabernacle

“You shall make (A)the court of the [a]tabernacle. [b]On the south side there shall be hangings for the court of fine twisted linen [c]one 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 one 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 court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits with their ten pillars and their ten bases. 13 The width of the court on the east side toward the sunrise shall be fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for the one [e]side of the gate shall be [f]fifteen cubits with their three pillars and their three bases. 15 And for the [g]other [h]side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits with their three pillars and their three bases. 16 And as for the gate of the court there shall be a screen of [i]twenty cubits, of [j]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [k]weaver, with their four pillars and their four bases. 17 All the pillars around the court shall be furnished with silver bands with their hooks of silver and their bases of bronze. 18 The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits of fine twisted linen, and their bases of bronze. 19 All the utensils of the tabernacle used in all its service, and all its pegs, and all the pegs of the court, shall be 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 Approx. 150 ft. or 45 m
  4. Exodus 27:10 Or fillets, rings
  5. Exodus 27:14 Lit shoulder
  6. Exodus 27:14 Approx. 22.5 ft. or 6.75 m
  7. Exodus 27:15 Lit second
  8. Exodus 27:15 Lit shoulder
  9. Exodus 27:16 Approx. 30 ft. or 9 m
  10. Exodus 27:16 Or violet
  11. Exodus 27:16 A weaver in colors; lit variegator