Making the Courtyard

Then(A) he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet in length,[a] 10 including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands[b] of the posts were silver. 11 The hangings on the north side were also 150 feet in length,[c] including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands[d] of the posts were silver. 12 The hangings on the west side were 75 feet in length,[e] including their 10 posts and 10 bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. 13 The hangings on the east toward the sunrise were also 75 feet in length.[f] 14 The hangings on one side of the gate were 22½ feet,[g] including their three posts and three bases. 15 It was the same for the other side. The hangings were 22½ feet,[h] including their three posts and three bases on both sides of the courtyard gate. 16 All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen. 17 The bases for the posts were bronze; the hooks and bands[i] of the posts were silver; and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. All the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.

18 The screen for the gate of the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was 30 feet[j] long, and like the hangings of the courtyard, 7½ feet[k] high.[l] 19 It had four posts, including their four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and the bands[m] as well as the plating of their tops were silver. 20 All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:9 Lit 100 cubits
  2. Exodus 38:10 Or connecting rods
  3. Exodus 38:11 Lit 100 cubits
  4. Exodus 38:11 Or connecting rods
  5. Exodus 38:12 Lit 50 cubits
  6. Exodus 38:13 Lit 50 cubits
  7. Exodus 38:14 Lit 15 cubits
  8. Exodus 38:15 Lit 15 cubits
  9. Exodus 38:17 Or connecting rods
  10. Exodus 38:18 Lit 20 cubits
  11. Exodus 38:18 Lit five cubits
  12. Exodus 38:18 Lit high in width
  13. Exodus 38:19 Or connecting rods

The Courtyard(A)

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. 11 The north side was also a hundred cubits long and had twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

12 The west end was fifty cubits[b] wide and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 13 The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide. 14 Curtains fifteen cubits[c] long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, 15 and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases. 16 All the curtains around the courtyard were of finely twisted linen. 17 The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver; so all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.

18 The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was made of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer. It was twenty cubits[d] long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits[e] high, 19 with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. 20 All the tent pegs(B) of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:9 That is, about 150 feet or about 45 meters
  2. Exodus 38:12 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters
  3. Exodus 38:14 That is, about 22 feet or about 6.8 meters
  4. Exodus 38:18 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters
  5. Exodus 38:18 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters