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Exodus 38:9-16

He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits; their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. For the north side one hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver. For the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver. For the east side eastward fifty cubits, the hangings for the one side were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three; and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen.

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He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits; their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. For the north side one hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver. For the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver. For the east side eastward fifty cubits, the hangings for the one side were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three; and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen. The sockets for the pillars were of bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. Their capitals were overlaid with silver. All the pillars of the court had silver bands. The screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. Twenty cubits was the length, and the height along the width was five cubits, like the hangings of the court. Their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of bronze; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of silver. All the pins of the tabernacle, and around the court, were of bronze.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;

    their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

    For the north side one hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.

    For the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.

    For the east side eastward fifty cubits,

    the hangings for the one side were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three;

    and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

    All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen.

  • KJV King James Version

    And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:

    Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

    And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

    And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

    And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

    The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

    And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

    All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And he made the court; for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits.

    Their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

    And for the north side a hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

    And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

    And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

    The hangings for the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

    And so for the other side; on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

    All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.

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Cross-references (10)

  • Exodus 27:9-19 (v9) “You shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one…
  • Psalms 89:7 (v9) a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
  • Exodus 27:14 (v14) The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
  • Exodus 40:8 (v9) You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
  • Exodus 40:33 (v9) He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
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  • 1 Kings 6:36 (v9) He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and a course of cedar beams.
  • Psalms 84:2 (v9) My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
  • Psalms 84:10 (v9) For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of…
  • Psalms 92:13 (v9) They are planted in Yahweh’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts.
  • Psalms 100:4 (v9) Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v10 Upon the hooks they hanged the beasts to be…

Upon the hooks they hanged the beasts to be sacrificed, as the Jews affirm.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v9 The walls of the court, or church-yard, were like…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On v9 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v9 And he made the court - The walls of…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v9 Verse 9. The court] See Clarke on Ex 27:9.
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v9 Exo 38:9. He made the court — The inner…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv10, 16 Brass. The Hebrew does not say the pillars were…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv9–11 the court--It occupied a space of one hundred and…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv9, 10, 15, 16 9–20 (Exo_27:9-19). The Court of the Tent of Meeting.…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v9 (9-20) The construction of the court follows upon that…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v10 Their fillets. Rather, "their connecting-rods," as in Exo_27:10.
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v9 The Great EnclosuRev. 9. And he made the court;…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv9, 11, 13 General Information:
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