Exodus

Exodus 27:16

¹⁶The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long,^e with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.

Footnotes

e 27:16 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The gate	וּלְשַׁ֨עַר	ū·lə·ša·‘ar	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
of the courtyard	הֶֽחָצֵ֜ר	he·ḥā·ṣêr	Article; Noun - common singular	H2691 enclosure, court
shall be twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cubits	אַמָּ֗ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
with a curtain	מָסָ֣ךְ׀	mā·sāḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4539 covering, screen
embroidered	רֹקֵ֑ם	rō·qêm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7551 variegate
with blue	תְּכֵ֨לֶת	tə·ḵê·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
purple	וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן	wə·’ar·gā·mān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
and scarlet yarn	וְתוֹלַ֧עַת	wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff
and finely spun	מָשְׁזָ֖ר	mā·šə·zār	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H7806 be twisted
linen	וְשֵׁ֥שׁ	wə·šêš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8336 id.
It shall have four	אַרְבָּעָ֔ה	’ar·bā·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H702 four
posts	עַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙	‘am·mu·ḏê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5982 pillar, column
and four	אַרְבָּעָֽה׃	’ar·bā·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H702 four
bases	וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם	wə·’aḏ·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H134 base, pedestal

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.