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The Bronze Basin

He made the bronze basin and its bronze base from[a] mirrors contributed by the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

The Court of the Tent

Then he made the court. On the south[b] side the hangings for the court were made of fine woven linen, 100 cubits[c] long.[d] 10 He made their 20 pillars[e] and their 20 sockets of bronze, while the hooks of the pillars and their bands[f] were made of silver.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:8 Lit. with
  2. Exodus 38:9 Lit. toward the Negev, southward
  3. Exodus 38:9 I.e. about 150 feet
  4. Exodus 38:9 The Heb. lacks long
  5. Exodus 38:10 The Heb. lacks 20 pillars
  6. Exodus 38:10 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together

The Basin for Washing

They made the bronze basin(A) and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women(B) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

The Courtyard(C)

Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits[a] long and had curtains of finely twisted linen, 10 with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:9 That is, about 150 feet or about 45 meters

Making the Bronze Laver

He made (A)the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

Making the Court of the Tabernacle(B)

Then he made (C)the court on the south side; the hangings of the court were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long. 10 There were twenty pillars for them, with twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver.

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