Exodus 38:9-20

New International Reader's Version

The Courtyard

⁹ Next, the workers made the courtyard. The south side was 150 feet long. It had curtains made out of finely twisted linen. ¹⁰ The curtains had 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them. ¹¹ The north side was also 150 feet long. Its curtains had 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them.

¹² The west end was 75 feet wide. It had curtains with ten posts and ten bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them. ¹³ The east end, toward the sunrise, was also 75 feet wide. ¹⁴ Curtains 22 feet six inches long were on one side of the entrance to the courtyard. They were hung on three posts. Each post had a base. ¹⁵ Curtains 22 feet six inches long were also on the other side of the entrance. They were hung on three posts. Each post had a base. ¹⁶ All the curtains around the courtyard were made out of finely twisted linen. ¹⁷ The bases for the posts were made out of bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were made out of silver. Their tops were covered with silver. So all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.

¹⁸ The curtain for the courtyard entrance was made out of blue, purple and bright red yarn and finely twisted linen. A person who sewed skillfully made it. It was 30 feet long. Like the curtains of the courtyard, it was seven feet six inches high. ¹⁹ It had four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were made out of silver. Their tops were covered with silver. ²⁰ All the tent stakes of the holy tent were made out of bronze. So were all the stakes of the courtyard around it.