For the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
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For the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
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And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
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And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And for the breadth of the court, on the…
And for the breadth of the court, on the west side,.... On the west end, the upper end of the court, near to which reached the holy of holies:
shall be hangings of fifty cubits: or twenty five yards and more, so that the court was but half as broad as it was long:
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their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; which was a number proportionate to the hangings, and stood at an equal distance from each other, as the pillars for the sides, at five cubits, or two yards and a half, as commonly computed.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 12-18. Breadth of the court — The court was…
12-18. Breadth of the court — The court was one hundred cubits long and fifty broad, (150 x 75 feet,) and its linen fence five cubits high. The gate of the court was twenty cubits wide, and the hangings of this part differed from the rest by being embroidered like that of the door of the tent. Exo_25:36. An outline of the court and the tabernacle, with the altar and laver, is shown in the annexed cut.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The west side is also to be similar, except…
The west side is also to be similar, except that it is to be half the length, fifty cubits and, therefore, requires only half the number of pillars and sockets.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.