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“You shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long for one side. 10 Its pillars shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. 11 Likewise for the length of the north side, there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, and its pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver. 12 For the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. 13 The width of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 15 For the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 For the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four. 17 All the pillars of the court around shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets 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 twined linen, and their sockets of bronze. 19 All the instruments of the tabernacle in all its service, and all its pins, and all the pins of the court, shall be of bronze.

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The Court of the Tent

“You are to make the court of the tent. On the south[a] side there is to be hangings of fine woven linen for the court, 100 cubits[b] long on one side. 10 It is to have 20 pillars, with 20 bronze sockets, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands[c] are to be made of silver. 11 Likewise for the length of the north side there are to be hangings 100 cubits[d] long, and it is to have 20 pillars with 20 bronze sockets, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands[e] are to be made of silver.

12 “The width of the court on the west side is to have hangings 50 cubits[f] long with ten pillars and ten sockets. 13 The width of the court on the east side[g] is to be 50 cubits.[h] 14 The hangings for the one section[i] are to be fifteen cubits long,[j] with their three pillars and three sockets.

15 “For the second section there are to be hangings of fifteen cubits,[k] with their three pillars and three sockets. 16 There is to be a screen of 20 cubits[l] of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen, the work of an embroiderer, for the gate of the court, and it is to have four pillars and four sockets. 17 All the pillars around the court are to be banded with silver. Their hooks are to be made of silver and their sockets made of bronze. 18 The length of the court is to be 100 cubits,[m] the width 50 cubits,[n] and the height five cubits,[o] with the hangings[p] of fine woven linen, and the sockets of bronze. 19 All the utensils of the tent for its service, all its pegs, and all the pegs for the court are to be made of bronze.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 27:9 Lit. toward the Negev, southward
  2. Exodus 27:9 I.e. about 150 feet
  3. Exodus 27:10 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
  4. Exodus 27:11 Lit. a hundred; i.e. about 150 feet; the Heb. lacks cubits
  5. Exodus 27:11 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
  6. Exodus 27:12 I.e. about 75 feet
  7. Exodus 27:13 Lit. on the east side toward the rising (of the sun)
  8. Exodus 27:13 I.e. about 75 feet
  9. Exodus 27:14 Lit. the shoulder
  10. Exodus 27:14 I.e. about 22 and a half feet
  11. Exodus 27:15 I.e. about 22 and a half feet
  12. Exodus 27:16 I.e. about 30 feet
  13. Exodus 27:18 I.e. about 150 feet
  14. Exodus 27:18 Lit. the width 50 by 50 (I.e. 50 cubits on the east side and 50 cubits on the west side)
  15. Exodus 27:18 I.e. about seven and a half feet
  16. Exodus 27:18 The Heb. lacks with the hangings