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to the courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen at the court gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall also set up the courtyard all around and hang up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall set up the court all around and hang up the veil for the gateway of the court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall set up the court all around and hang up the veil for the gateway of the court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall set up the court all around and hang up the screen for the gateway of the court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall set up the courtyard [curtains] all around and hang up the screen (curtain) for the gateway of the courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Assemble the surrounding courtyard and hang the screen for the gate of the courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Assemble the surrounding courtyard and hang the screen for the gate of the courtyard.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Surround the tent and the altar with the wall of curtains and hang the curtain that was made for the entrance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Set up the surrounding courtyard, and put up the screen at the entrance to the courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Put up the surrounding enclosure and hang the curtain at its entrance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You are to set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the gate of the courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court-gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have set the court all around, and have placed the covering of the gate of the court,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou hast set the court round about, and hast placed the covering of the gate of the court,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And put the enclosure round about, and give the covering of the gate of the enclosure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt encompass the court with hangings, and the entry thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall encompass the atrium and its entrance with hangings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Set up the court round about, and put the curtain at the gate of the court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And setup the courtyard as a circle and cast a covering over the door of the courtyard.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/40-8.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=10613" 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/40.htm">Setting Up the Tabernacle</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śam·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">Set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">the surrounding</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">courtyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯa·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and hang</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4539.htm" title="4539: mā·saḵ (N-msc) -- A covering, screen. From cakak; a cover, i.e. Veil.">the curtain</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">for the entrance</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">to the courtyard.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.…<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="/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="/leviticus/24-2.htm">Leviticus 24:2-4</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. / Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come. / He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.<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="/hebrews/9-1.htm">Hebrews 9:1-5</a></span><br />Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. / A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a></span><br />The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-23.htm">Hebrews 9:23-24</a></span><br />So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. / For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-14</a></span><br />The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. / The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.</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 set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.</p><p class="hdg">the court</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Exodus 40:33</a></b></br> And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-19</a></b></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: … </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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Court</a> <a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Court-Gate</a> <a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/exodus/40-5.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/exodus/40-5.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/exodus/40-6.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/exodus/40-6.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/exodus/36-29.htm">Forming</a> <a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/exodus/40-5.htm">Hang</a> <a href="/exodus/40-5.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Hangings</a> <a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/39-20.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/exodus/39-26.htm">Round</a> <a href="/exodus/40-5.htm">Screen</a> <a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Space</a> <a href="/exodus/40-5.htm">Veil</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Court</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Court-Gate</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-26.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/exodus/40-19.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/exodus/40-21.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/exodus/40-12.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/exodus/40-12.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Forming</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Hang</a> <a href="/exodus/40-21.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Hangings</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Round</a> <a href="/exodus/40-21.htm">Screen</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Space</a> <a href="/exodus/40-21.htm">Veil</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-1.htm">The tabernacle is commanded to be reared, anointed, and consecrated</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-13.htm">Aaron and his sons to be sanctified</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-16.htm">Moses performs all things accordingly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">A cloud covers the tabernacle</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/40.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/40.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Set up the surrounding courtyard</b><br>The courtyard was an essential part of the Tabernacle, serving as a boundary that separated the sacred space from the common areas. It was a place where the Israelites could gather and offer sacrifices, symbolizing a transition from the secular to the holy. The courtyard measured 100 cubits long and 50 cubits wide, as described in <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-19</a>. This space was enclosed by linen curtains, which were supported by bronze pillars. The use of bronze, a durable metal, signifies strength and endurance, reflecting the enduring nature of God's covenant with Israel. The courtyard's design emphasized the holiness of the Tabernacle, reminding the Israelites of the need for purity and reverence when approaching God.<p><b>and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.</b><br>The entrance curtain, also known as the screen, was made of finely twisted linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, as detailed in <a href="/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16</a>. This curtain served as the sole entry point into the courtyard, symbolizing the exclusivity and sanctity of access to God's presence. The colors used in the curtain were significant, with blue representing divinity, purple symbolizing royalty, and scarlet indicating sacrifice. These colors foreshadowed the coming of Jesus Christ, who is the divine King and ultimate sacrifice. The curtain's function as a barrier also pointed to the separation between God and humanity due to sin, a separation that would later be bridged by Christ's atoning work. The act of hanging the curtain was a final step in preparing the Tabernacle for worship, underscoring the importance of order and obedience in the worship of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and to receive the Law. In this chapter, Moses is given specific instructions for setting up the Tabernacle.<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. It was a central place of worship and sacrifice 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, enclosed by curtains. It served as a boundary between the sacred space of the Tabernacle and the rest of the camp.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/curtain.htm">Curtain</a></b><br>A fabric barrier that served as the entrance to the courtyard, symbolizing a separation between the holy and the common.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were to worship Him according to the instructions given through Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>Moses' careful adherence to God's detailed instructions for the Tabernacle and its courtyard highlights the importance of obedience in our walk with God. We are called to follow His Word with precision and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sacred_space_and_worship.htm">Sacred Space and Worship</a></b><br>The establishment of the courtyard and its curtain signifies the need for a designated space for worship. In our lives, we should create and honor spaces and times dedicated to worship and communion with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_and_holiness.htm">Separation and Holiness</a></b><br>The curtain symbolizes the separation between the holy and the common. As believers, we are called to live lives that are set apart, reflecting God's holiness in our actions and decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/access_to_god.htm">Access to God</a></b><br>The entrance to the courtyard points to the access we have to God through Jesus Christ. We should approach God with confidence, knowing that Christ has made a way for us to enter His presence.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_exodus_38_structure.htm">Why do we find no clear archaeological evidence for such a massive sacred structure, as described throughout Exodus 38?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_tent_of_meeting_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Tent of Meeting?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_mirrors_fit_ancient_tech_practices.htm">Exodus 38:8 describes the use of women's mirrors in creating the bronze basin; how does this detail align with known technological practices of that era?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_on_mutual_consent_in_marriage.htm">What was the laver's purpose in the tabernacle?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">The court </span>. . . <span class= "bld">the hanging.</span>--See <a href="/context/exodus/27-9.htm" title="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:">Exodus 27:9-18</a>.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The court</span>. See <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-18</a>; <a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9-20</a>. <span class="cmt_word">The hanging at the court gate</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the curtain at the entrance of the court (<a href="/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16</a>; <a href="/exodus/38-18.htm">Exodus 38:18</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/40-8.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">Set up</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׂמְתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śam·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the surrounding</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֑יב</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">courtyard</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחָצֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">and hang</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָ֣תַתָּ֔</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯa·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the curtain</span><br /><span class="heb">מָסַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·saḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4539.htm">Strong's 4539: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, screen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the entrance</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֥עַר</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the courtyard.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחָצֵֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/40-8.htm">OT Law: Exodus 40:8 You shall set up the court around (Exo. 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