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The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And for the west side <i>were</i> hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets <i>of</i> silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And on the west side <i>there were</i> hangings of fifty cubits, with ten pillars and their ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands <i>were</i> silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the west side <i>there were</i> hangings of fifty cubits <i>with</i> their ten pillars and their ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their bands <i>were</i> of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the west side there were hangings of fifty cubits with their ten pillars and their ten sockets; the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And for the west side <i>there were</i> hangings of fifty cubits <i>with</i> their ten pillars and their ten sockets; the hooks of the pillars and their bands <i>were</i> of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the west side <i>there were</i> hangings of fifty cubits <i>with</i> their ten pillars and their ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their bands <i>were</i> of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the west side [of the court] there were curtains of fifty cubits with their ten support poles and their ten sockets; the hooks of the support poles and their connecting rings were silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The hangings on the west side were 75 feet long, including their ten posts and their ten bases, with silver hooks and silver bands for the posts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The hangings on the west side were 75 feet in length, including their 10 posts and 10 bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The west side was 75 feet long and had curtains [hung] on 10 posts [set in] 10 bases. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On the west side there were curtains 25 yards long, with ten posts and ten bases and with hooks and rods made of silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the west side there were hangings 50 cubits long with their ten pillars and ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were made of silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the west side there were hangings seventy-five feet long, with their ten posts and their ten bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the west side were hangings of eighty-six feet one inch, their pillars seventeen feet three inches, and their sockets seventeen feet three inches; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and at the west side [are] hangings, fifty by the cubit; their pillars [are] ten, and their sockets ten; the pegs of the pillars and their fillets [are] silver;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and at the west side are hangings, fifty by the cubit; their pillars are ten, and their sockets ten; the pegs of the pillars and their fillets are silver;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And for the side of the sea, the curtains fifty by the cubit, their pillars ten, and their bases ten; the pegs of the pillars, and their joinings, of silver.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But on that side that looketh to the west, there were hangings of fifty cubits, ten pillars of brass with their sockets, and the heads of the pillars, and all the graving of the work, of silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, on that side which looks out toward the west, there were hangings of fifty cubits, and ten columns with their bases of brass. And the heads of the columns and all of the engraving work were of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the west side there were hangings, fifty cubits long, with ten columns and ten pedestals; the hooks and bands of the columns were of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the west side there were hangings fifty cubits long, with ten pillars and ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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 were of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And to the side of the west hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten and their sockets, ten; the capitals of the pillars and their overlays of silver.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And on the west side curtains of fifty cubits, their posts ten and their sockets ten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/38-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=10039" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm">The Tabernacle Courtyard</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">The west</a> <a href="/hebrew/6285.htm" title="6285: wə·lip̄·’aṯ- (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Corner, side. Feminine of poh; properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. Direction, region, extremity.">side</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ḥă·miš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">was fifty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: bā·’am·māh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits long</a> <a href="/hebrew/7050.htm" title="7050: qə·lā·‘îm (N-mp) -- A sling, a, screen, the valve. From qala'; a sling; also a screen, or the valve itself.">and had curtains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śā·rāh (Number-ms) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">with ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: ‘am·mū·ḏê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">posts</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śā·rāh (Number-ms) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">and ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/134.htm" title="134: wə·’aḏ·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A base, pedestal. From the same as 'adown; a basis.">bases.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2053.htm" title="2053: wā·wê (N-mpc) -- A hook, pin, peg. Probably a hook.">The hooks</a> <a href="/hebrew/2838.htm" title="2838: wa·ḥă·šū·qê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Or chashuwq; past participle of chashaq; attached, i.e. A fence-rail or rod connecting the posts or pillars.">and bands</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: hā·‘am·mu·ḏîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">of the posts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kā·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">were silver.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>And the east side, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits long.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-19</a></span><br />You 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 long on one side, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts. / Likewise 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-26.htm">Numbers 3:26</a></span><br />the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-26.htm">Numbers 4:26</a></span><br />the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">1 Kings 6:36</a></span><br />Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">1 Kings 7:12</a></span><br />The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">2 Chronicles 4:9</a></span><br />He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Ezekiel 40:17-20</a></span><br />Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement, / which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement. / Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15-20</a></span><br />Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around: / With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long. / He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Isaiah 54:2</a></span><br />“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38-40</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. / The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. / The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-5</a></span><br />Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. / “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.” / Then the angel who was speaking with me went forth, and another angel came forward to meet him ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a></span><br />Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">no reference </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Connecting-Rods</a> <a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/37-8.htm">End</a> <a href="/exodus/36-18.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Fillets</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Hangings</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/38-10.htm">Pegs</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Side</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Sockets</a> <a href="/exodus/36-21.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/exodus/36-32.htm">West</a> <a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/38-17.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/exodus/38-14.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/exodus/38-17.htm">Connecting-Rods</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/exodus/38-13.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/38-14.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/38-13.htm">End</a> <a href="/exodus/38-13.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/exodus/38-17.htm">Fillets</a> <a href="/exodus/38-14.htm">Hangings</a> <a href="/exodus/38-17.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/38-17.htm">Pegs</a> <a href="/exodus/38-14.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/exodus/38-14.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/exodus/38-13.htm">Side</a> <a href="/exodus/38-17.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/exodus/38-14.htm">Sockets</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/numbers/3-23.htm">West</a> <a href="/exodus/38-13.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">The altar of burnt offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-8.htm">The laver of brass</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">The court, and its hangings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The west side was fifty cubits long</b><br>The west side of the Tabernacle courtyard measured fifty cubits, which is approximately 75 feet or 22.86 meters. This specific measurement reflects the detailed instructions given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-13</a>). The precision in these dimensions underscores the importance of obedience to divine instructions. The number fifty can symbolize completeness or fullness in biblical numerology, often associated with the Jubilee year, a time of liberation and restoration (<a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Leviticus 25:10</a>).<p><b>and had curtains</b><br>The curtains were made of fine twisted linen, as described earlier in <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9</a>. These curtains served as a boundary for the sacred space, separating the holy from the common. The use of linen, a material associated with purity and righteousness, points to the holiness required to approach God. In the New Testament, the veil of the temple, also made of fine linen, was torn at Christ's crucifixion, symbolizing the new access to God through Jesus (<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>).<p><b>with ten posts and ten bases</b><br>The ten posts and bases provided structural support for the curtains. The number ten often represents completeness or divine order in Scripture, as seen in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20.htm">Exodus 20:1-17</a>). The posts and bases were likely made of acacia wood overlaid with bronze, materials that signify durability and judgment, respectively. This construction reflects the enduring nature of God's covenant and the judgment that separates the holy from the profane.<p><b>The hooks and bands of the posts were silver</b><br>Silver in the Bible often symbolizes redemption and atonement. The use of silver for the hooks and bands suggests the idea of redemption holding the structure together, much like the redemptive work of Christ holds the believer's life. In <a href="/exodus/30-11.htm">Exodus 30:11-16</a>, silver was collected as atonement money, further linking it to the concept of redemption. The silver elements in the Tabernacle's construction foreshadow the redemptive work of Jesus, who is the ultimate atonement for sin (<a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the construction of the Tabernacle from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezalel_and_oholiab.htm">Bezalel and Oholiab</a></b><br>Skilled craftsmen appointed by God to oversee the construction of the Tabernacle and its furnishings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>A portable sanctuary that served as the dwelling place of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_north_side_of_the_courtyard.htm">The North Side of the Courtyard</a></b><br>Part of the outer structure of the Tabernacle, specifically mentioned in this verse, indicating the detailed and precise nature of God's instructions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were responsible for contributing materials and labor for the construction of the Tabernacle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/precision_in_obedience.htm">Precision in Obedience</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for the Tabernacle remind us of the importance of following God's commands with precision and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The Tabernacle symbolizes God's desire to dwell among His people, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_contribution.htm">Community Contribution</a></b><br>The construction of the Tabernacle required the collective effort and resources of the entire community, illustrating the importance of unity and cooperation in the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_materials.htm">Symbolism of Materials</a></b><br>The use of bronze, silver, and other materials in the Tabernacle construction can be seen as symbolic of various aspects of God's character and His relationship with His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_reflection.htm">Spiritual Reflection</a></b><br>As the Tabernacle was a place of worship and sacrifice, believers are called to examine their own lives as living temples dedicated to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_nomadic_courtyard_dimensions.htm">Exodus 27:9-19: Is there any archaeological or historical evidence supporting a courtyard of these exact dimensions being used by a nomadic community?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_exodus_27_9-19_with_others.htm">Exodus 27:9-19: How do we reconcile these detailed Tabernacle dimensions with differing descriptions of sacred spaces elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_they_get_goat_hair_for_curtains.htm">Exodus 26:7-8 - Given their nomadic desert life, where would they obtain enough goat hair and weaving resources for eleven large curtains?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_lordship_salvation.htm">What defines the concept of Lordship Salvation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/38-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The west</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">side</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִפְאַת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lip̄·’aṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6285.htm">Strong's 6285: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mouth, direction, region, extremity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] fifty</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits long</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and had] curtains,</span><br /><span class="heb">קְלָעִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(qə·lā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7050.htm">Strong's 7050: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sling, a, screen, the valve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with ten</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשָׂרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">posts</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמּוּדֵיהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mū·ḏê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> </span><span class="str2">A column, a stand, platform</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ten</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשָׂרָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bases.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’aḏ·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_134.htm">Strong's 134: </a> </span><span class="str2">A base, pedestal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The hooks</span><br /><span class="heb">וָוֵ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(wā·wê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2053.htm">Strong's 2053: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hook, pin, peg</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bands</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·šū·qê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2838.htm">Strong's 2838: </a> </span><span class="str2">Attached, a fence-rail, rod connecting the posts, pillars</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the posts</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעַמֻּדִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mu·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> </span><span class="str2">A column, a stand, platform</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were silver.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּֽסֶף׃</span> <span class="translit">(kā·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/38-12.htm">Exodus 38:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/38-12.htm">Exodus 38:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/38-12.htm">Exodus 38:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/38-12.htm">Exodus 38:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/38-12.htm">Exodus 38:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/38-12.htm">Exodus 38:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/38-12.htm">Exodus 38:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/38-12.htm">Exodus 38:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/38-12.htm">Exodus 38:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/38-12.htm">Exodus 38:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/38-12.htm">OT Law: Exodus 38:12 For the west side were hangings (Exo. 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