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The south side shall be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Then make the courtyard for the Tabernacle, enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side, make the curtains 150 feet long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward <i>there shall be</i> hangings for the court <i>of</i> fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You shall also make the court of the tabernacle. For the south side <i>there shall be</i> hangings for the court <i>made of</i> fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long for one side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now you shall make the courtyard of the tabernacle. On the south side <i>there shall be</i> hangings for the courtyard of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits long for one side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side there shall be hangings for the court of fine twisted linen one hundred cubits long for one side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side <i>there shall be</i> hangings for the court of fine twisted linen one hundred cubits long for one side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side <i>there shall be</i> hangings for the court of fine twisted linen one hundred cubits long for one side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall make the court of the tabernacle. The south side of the court is to have curtains of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits long for one side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You are to make the courtyard for the tabernacle. Make hangings for the south side of the courtyard out of finely spun linen, 150 feet long on that side<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to make the courtyard for the tabernacle. Make the hangings on the south of the courtyard out of finely spun linen, 150 feet long on that side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen an hundred cubits long for one side:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Make a courtyard for the tent. The south side of the courtyard should be 150 feet long and have curtains made out of fine linen yarn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"For the Tent of my presence make an enclosure out of fine linen curtains. On the south side the curtains are to be 50 yards long, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are to make the court of the tent. On the south side there is to be hangings of fine woven linen for the court, 100 cubits long on one side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You are to make the courtyard of the tabernacle. For the south side there are to be hangings for the courtyard of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long for one side,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"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 hundred seventy-two feet three inches long for one side:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of a hundred cubits long for one side:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“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 hundred cubits long for one side. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have made the court of the Dwelling Place: for the south side southward, hangings for the court of twined linen, the length of the first side [is] one hundred by the cubit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou hast made the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward, hangings for the court of twined linen, a hundred by the cubit is the length for the one side,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And make an enclosure to the tent: for the side south of the right hand, curtains for the enclosure, twisted byssus a hundred of cubits the length, for the one side.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt make also the court of the tabernacle, in the south side whereof southward there shall be hangings of fine twisted linen of a hundred cubits long for one side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall also make the atrium of the tabernacle, at the southern part of which, opposite the meridian, there shall be hangings of fine twisted linen: one side extending for one hundred cubits in length.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall also make a court for the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings, of fine linen twined, a hundred cubits long,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings of fine twisted linen one hundred cubits long for that side;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall make the court of the tabernacle; on the south side, there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And make a courtyard for the Tabernacle on the side of the south wind, the curtain of the courtyard of fine woven white linen, a hundred cubits the length of one curtain.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a court for the tabernacle, curtains of the court of fine linen spun on the south side, the length of a hundred cubits for one side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/27-9.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=6823" 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/27.htm">The Courtyard</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">You are also to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ḥă·ṣar (N-csc) -- A yard, a hamlet.">a courtyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">for the tabernacle.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5045.htm" title="5045: ne·ḡeḇ- (N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south; specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt.">On the south</a> <a href="/hebrew/8486.htm" title="8486: tê·mā·nāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- South, south wind. Or teman; denominative from yamiyn; the south."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6285.htm" title="6285: lip̄·’aṯ (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/2691.htm" title="2691: le·ḥā·ṣêr (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">of the courtyard</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.">make curtains</a> <a href="/hebrew/7806.htm" title="7806: mā·šə·zār (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be twisted. A primitive root; to twist.">of finely spun</a> <a href="/hebrew/8336.htm" title="8336: šêš (N-ms) -- Byssus. Or shshiy; for shayish; bleached stuff, i.e. White linen or marble.">linen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ḇā·’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</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: hā·’e·ḥāṯ (Art:: Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">on one</a> <a href="/hebrew/6285.htm" title="6285: lap·pê·’āh (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Corner, side. Feminine of poh; properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. Direction, region, extremity.">side,</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts.…<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/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9-20</a></span><br />Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. / 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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-25.htm">Numbers 3:25-26</a></span><br />The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, / 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/4-25.htm">Numbers 4:25-26</a></span><br />They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, / 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="/john/10-23.htm">John 10:23</a></span><br />and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-28.htm">Acts 21:28-30</a></span><br />crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.” / For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple. / The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:</p><p class="hdg">the courts</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9-20</a></b></br> And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court <i>were of</i> fine twined linen, an hundred cubits: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8</a></b></br> And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">1 Kings 6:36</a></b></br> And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.</p><p class="hdg">hangings for</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Exodus 26:31-37</a></b></br> And thou shalt make a vail <i>of</i> blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/36-17.htm">Exodus 36:17</a></b></br> And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Exodus 39:40</a></b></br> The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/23-2.htm">Court</a> <a href="/luke/22-55.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/exodus/26-16.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/26-13.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Finely</a> <a href="/esther/1-6.htm">Hangings</a> <a href="/exodus/26-35.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/27-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/exodus/26-35.htm">Side</a> <a href="/exodus/26-35.htm">South</a> <a href="/exodus/26-35.htm">Southward</a> <a href="/exodus/25-37.htm">Space</a> <a href="/exodus/26-35.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Twined</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Twisted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/27-16.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/27-12.htm">Court</a> <a href="/exodus/27-12.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/exodus/30-2.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/exodus/27-11.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/27-11.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/27-16.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Finely</a> <a href="/exodus/27-11.htm">Hangings</a> <a href="/exodus/27-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/27-11.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/exodus/27-16.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/exodus/27-12.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/27-17.htm">Round</a> <a href="/exodus/27-11.htm">Side</a> <a href="/exodus/36-23.htm">South</a> <a href="/exodus/36-23.htm">Southward</a> <a href="/exodus/27-12.htm">Space</a> <a href="/exodus/27-19.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/27-16.htm">Twined</a> <a href="/exodus/27-16.htm">Twisted</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">The court of the tabernacle enclosed with hangings and pillars</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">The measure of the court, and the furniture of brass</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-20.htm">The oil for the lamp</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'; 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It provided a designated area for the Israelites to gather and offer sacrifices, emphasizing the importance of communal worship. The courtyard's design reflects the order and structure God desired for His people, mirroring the heavenly sanctuary. This separation is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to be set apart (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>).<p><b>On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen,</b><br>The use of finely spun linen indicates the quality and purity required for items associated with worship. Linen was a symbol of purity and righteousness, often used in priestly garments (<a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Exodus 28:39-42</a>). The curtains served as a physical barrier, yet they were made of materials that pointed to the spiritual purity required to approach God. Linen's durability and breathability made it suitable for the harsh desert climate, reflecting God's provision for His people's needs.<p><b>a hundred cubits long on one side,</b><br>A cubit is approximately 18 inches, making the length of the curtains about 150 feet. This substantial size underscores the grandeur and significance of the tabernacle complex. The specific measurements highlight the precision and intentionality in God’s instructions, reflecting His orderliness and attention to detail. The dimensions also ensured that the courtyard was large enough to accommodate the Israelites during their worship and sacrificial activities, pointing to the inclusivity of God’s covenant community.<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 tabernacle from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/courtyard.htm">Courtyard</a></b><br>The outer area surrounding the tabernacle, designated for specific rituals and activities related to worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were to construct the tabernacle and its courtyard according to divine specifications.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where Moses received the law and instructions for the tabernacle from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_order_and_precision.htm">Divine Order and Precision</a></b><br>God's instructions for the tabernacle and its courtyard were precise, reflecting His nature of order and holiness. Believers are called to approach God with reverence and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_materials.htm">Symbolism of Materials</a></b><br>The use of materials like bronze, silver, and finely spun linen symbolizes purity, redemption, and strength. These elements point to the character of God and the work of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The construction of the tabernacle was a communal effort, emphasizing the importance of unity and collective worship among God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The tabernacle and its courtyard were central to the Israelites' worship, signifying God's desire to dwell among His people. Today, believers are called to cultivate an awareness of God's presence in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/foreshadowing_of_christ.htm">Foreshadowing of Christ</a></b><br>The tabernacle serves as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate mediator between God and humanity. Understanding the tabernacle deepens our appreciation for Christ's sacrificial work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 27</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/why_is_the_burnt_altar_important.htm">Why is the altar of burnt offering significant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_holy_of_holies.htm">What is the Holy of Holies in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE COURT OF THE TABERNACLE.</span><p>(9-18) Almost every ancient temple stood within a sacred enclosure, which isolated it from the common working world, and rendered its religious character more distinctly apparent. Such enclosures were particularly affected by the Egyptians, and were usually oblong squares, surrounded by walls, with, for the most part, a single entrance. An open space of this kind, always desirable, was absolutely necessary where the sanctuary itself was covered in, since it would have been intolerable to kill and burn victims in a confined and covered space. The altar which has been described (<a href="/context/exodus/27-1.htm" title="And you shall make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.">Exodus 27:1-8</a>) was necessarily placed outside the tabernacle, and formed the chief furniture of the court, for which directions are now given.<p>(9) <span class= "bld">For the south side southward.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">for the south side upon the right. </span>(See Note on <a href="/exodus/26-18.htm" title="And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.">Exodus 26:18</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Hangings.</span>--The word used is new and rare. It is rendered <span class= "greekheb">?????</span>, "sails," by the LXX., and seems to designate a coarse sail-cloth, woven with interstices, through which what went on inside the court might be seen. The court, it must be remembered, was open to all Israelites (<a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm" title="If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.">Leviticus 1:3</a>, &c.).<p><span class= "bld">Of fine twined linen.</span>--Made of linen thread, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>each thread having several strands; not "fine linen" in the modern sense.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9-18.</span> - THE COURT BEFORE THE TABERNACLE. The description of the altar is (as already observed) naturally followed by that of the court which was to contain it, and in which it was to be the most conspicuous object. This is given with great clearness in ten verses, and presents scarcely any problem for solution. The court was an oblong square, three hundred feet in length and seventy-five in breadth. It was enclosed by curtains, hung on sixty pillars, placed at intervals of seven feet and a half apart. The pillars were connected by rods, and each of them fitted into a socket. There was but one entrance, which was at the eastern side, midway in it. It was thirty feet wide, and had its own curtains and its own pillars. These curtains were of similar material with those at the entrance to the tabernacle, but the hangings round the rest of the court were merely of fine white linen. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt make the court</span>. Rather, "<span class="accented">a</span> court." <span class="cmt_word">For the south side southward</span>. Rather," For the south side, upon the right." Compare the comment on Exodus 26:18. <span class="cmt_word">Hangings</span>. The word used is a rare one in this sense, quite different from those which have been employed for "curtains" or "hangings "previously (<a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1, 7, 36</a>). The LXX. translate by <span class="greek">ἱστία</span> "sails;" and the Jewish commentators believe a loosely woven sail-cloth to be intended. <span class="cmt_word">Fine twined linen</span>. See the comment on Exodus 26:1. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/27-9.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">You are also to make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a courtyard</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲצַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the tabernacle.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·kān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">On the south side</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶֽגֶב־</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ḡeḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5045.htm">Strong's 5045: </a> </span><span class="str2">South country, the Negeb, south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the courtyard</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶחָצֵ֜ר</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">make curtains</span><br /><span class="heb">קְלָעִ֨ים</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">of finely spun</span><br /><span class="heb">מָשְׁזָ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(mā·šə·zār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7806.htm">Strong's 7806: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be twisted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">linen,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8336.htm">Strong's 8336: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bleached stuff, white linen, marble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">בָֽאַמָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·’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">long</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֔רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on one</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֶחָֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’e·ḥāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">side,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְאַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 27:9 You shall make the court (Exo. 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