Exodus

Exodus 27:9–19

9You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits longb on one side, 10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts.

11Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 12The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide,c with ten posts and ten bases.

13The east side of the courtyard, toward the sunrise, is to be fifty cubits wide. 14Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long,d with three posts and three bases, 15and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.

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.

17All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases. 18The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide,f with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high,g and with bronze bases. 19All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.

Footnotes

  • b 27:9 100 cubits is approximately 150 feet or 45.7 meters; also in verse 11.
  • c 27:12 50 cubits is approximately 75 feet or 22.9 meters; also in verse 13.
  • d 27:14 15 cubits is approximately 22.5 feet or 6.9 meters; also in verse 15.
  • e 27:16 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters.
  • f 27:18 The courtyard was approximately 150 feet long and 75 feet wide (45.7 meters long and 22.9 meters wide).
  • g 27:18 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters.

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Exodus 27:9 Exodus 38:9–20

Exodus 27:16 Exodus 26:36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.