Exodus 38:9-20
New Living Translation
Building the Courtyard
9 Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long.[a] 10 They were held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings. 11 He made a similar set of curtains for the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings. 12 The curtains on the west end of the courtyard were 75 feet long,[b] hung with silver hooks and rings and supported by ten posts set into ten bases. 13 The east end, the front, was also 75 feet long.
14 The courtyard entrance was on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side was 22 1⁄2 feet long[c] and was supported by three posts set into three bases. 15 The curtain on the left side was also 22 1⁄2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases. 16 All the curtains used in the courtyard were made of finely woven linen. 17 Each post had a bronze base, and all the hooks and rings were silver. The tops of the posts of the courtyard were overlaid with silver, and the rings to hold up the curtains were made of silver.
18 He made the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long, and its height was 7 1⁄2 feet,[d] just like the curtains of the courtyard walls. 19 It was supported by four posts, each set securely in its own bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid with silver, and the hooks and rings were also made of silver.
20 All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze.
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Exodus 38:9-20
International Standard Version
The Court of the Tent
9 Then he made the court. On the south[a] side the hangings for the court were made of fine woven linen, 100 cubits[b] long.[c] 10 He made their 20 pillars[d] and their 20 sockets of bronze, while the hooks of the pillars and their bands[e] were made of silver. 11 The north side was 100 cubits[f] long,[g] and its[h] 20 pillars[i] and 20 sockets were made of bronze, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands[j] were made of silver. 12 For the west side there were hangings 50 cubits[k] long with their ten pillars and ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were made of silver. 13 The east side[l] was 50 cubits[m] long.[n] 14 The hangings for one section[o] were fifteen cubits[p] long, with their three pillars and three sockets, 15 and also for the second section. On either side of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits[q] long with their three pillars and three sockets. 16 All the hangings around the court were made of fine woven linen. 17 The sockets for the pillars were made of bronze and the hooks of the pillars and their bands[r] were made of silver. Their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the pillars of the court were banded with silver. 18 The screen of the gate of the court was the work of an embroiderer of blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine woven linen. The length was 20 cubits[s] and it was five cubits[t] high along its width, corresponding to the hangings of the court. 19 Their four pillars and their four sockets were made of bronze, and their hooks were made of silver. Their tops were overlaid with silver and their bands were made of silver. 20 All the pegs for the tent and for all around the court were made of bronze.
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- Exodus 38:9 Lit. toward the Negev, southward
- Exodus 38:9 I.e. about 150 feet
- Exodus 38:9 The Heb. lacks long
- Exodus 38:10 The Heb. lacks 20 pillars
- Exodus 38:10 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
- Exodus 38:11 I.e. about 150 feet
- Exodus 38:11 The Heb. lacks long
- Exodus 38:11 Lit. their
- Exodus 38:11 The Heb. lacks 20 pillars
- Exodus 38:11 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
- Exodus 38:12 I.e. about 75 feet
- Exodus 38:13 Lit. on the east side toward the rising (of the sun)
- Exodus 38:13 I.e. about 75 feet
- Exodus 38:13 The Heb. lacks long
- Exodus 38:14 Lit. the shoulder
- Exodus 38:14 I.e. about 22 and a half feet
- Exodus 38:15 I.e. about 22 and a half feet
- Exodus 38:17 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
- Exodus 38:18 I.e. about 30 feet
- Exodus 38:18 I.e. about seven and a half feet
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