Exodus 27:9-19
New American Standard Bible
Courtyard of the Tabernacle
9 “Now you shall make (A)the courtyard of the [a]tabernacle. [b]On the south side there shall be hangings for the courtyard of fine twisted linen, a [c]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 a [e]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 courtyard on the west side shall be hangings of [f]fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten bases. 13 The width of the courtyard on the [g]east side shall be fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for the one [h]side of the gate shall be [i]fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases. 15 And for the [j]other [k]side there shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases. 16 And for the gate of the courtyard there shall be a curtain of [l]twenty cubits, of [m]violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [n]weaver, with their four pillars and their four bases. 17 All the pillars around the courtyard shall be joined together with silver, with their hooks of silver and their bases of bronze. 18 The length of the courtyard shall be a [o]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 courtyard, shall be of bronze.
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- Exodus 27:9 Or dwelling place
- Exodus 27:9 Lit For the side of the Negev to the south
- Exodus 27:9 About 150 ft. or 46 m
- Exodus 27:10 Or rings
- Exodus 27:11 About 150 ft. or 46 m
- Exodus 27:12 About 75 ft. or 23 m
- Exodus 27:13 Lit east side eastward
- Exodus 27:14 Lit shoulder
- Exodus 27:14 About 23 ft. or 6.8 m
- Exodus 27:15 Lit second
- Exodus 27:15 Lit shoulder
- Exodus 27:16 About 30 ft. or 9 m
- Exodus 27:16 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color
- Exodus 27:16 Lit variegator; i.e., a weaver in colors
- Exodus 27:18 About 150 ft. long, 75 ft. wide, and 7.5 ft. high or about 46 m, 23 m, and 2.3 m
Exodus 27:9-19
International Standard Version
The Court of the Tent
9 “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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- Exodus 27:9 Lit. toward the Negev, southward
- Exodus 27:9 I.e. about 150 feet
- Exodus 27:10 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
- Exodus 27:11 Lit. a hundred; i.e. about 150 feet; the Heb. lacks cubits
- Exodus 27:11 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
- Exodus 27:12 I.e. about 75 feet
- Exodus 27:13 Lit. on the east side toward the rising (of the sun)
- Exodus 27:13 I.e. about 75 feet
- Exodus 27:14 Lit. the shoulder
- Exodus 27:14 I.e. about 22 and a half feet
- Exodus 27:15 I.e. about 22 and a half feet
- Exodus 27:16 I.e. about 30 feet
- Exodus 27:18 I.e. about 150 feet
- Exodus 27:18 Lit. the width 50 by 50 (I.e. 50 cubits on the east side and 50 cubits on the west side)
- Exodus 27:18 I.e. about seven and a half feet
- Exodus 27:18 The Heb. lacks with the hangings
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