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Make it from finely woven linen, and decorate it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. Support it with four posts, each securely set in its own base. <a href="/esv/exodus/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. It shall have four pillars and with them four bases. <a href="/bsb/exodus/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases. <a href="/kjv/exodus/27.htm">King James Bible</a> And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/27.htm">New King James Version</a> “For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. It shall have four pillars and four sockets. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And for the gate of the courtyard there shall be a curtain of twenty cubits, of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver, with their four pillars and their four bases. <a href="/nasb/exodus/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For the gate of the court there shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver, with their four pillars and their four sockets. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And for the gate of the court there shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver, with their four pillars and their four sockets. <a href="/lsb/exodus/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And as for the gate of the court there shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver, with their four pillars and their four bases. <a href="/amp/exodus/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the gate of the court there shall be a screen [to provide a covering] of twenty cubits, of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and finely woven [embroidered] linen, the work of an embroiderer, with four pillars and four [base] sockets. <a href="/csb/exodus/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The gate of the courtyard is to have a 30-foot screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It is to have four posts and their four bases. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The gate of the courtyard is to have a thirty-foot screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It is to have four posts including their four bases.&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four. <a href="/cev/exodus/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Use four more of these posts for the entrance way, then hang on them an embroidered curtain of fine linen nine meters long and woven with blue, purple, and red wool. <a href="/erv/exodus/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer: their pillars four, and their sockets four. <a href="/gwt/exodus/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "The entrance to the courtyard must have a 30-foot screen made from fine linen yarn, embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn, [hung] on four posts [set in] four bases. <a href="/gnt/exodus/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> For the entrance itself there is to be a curtain 10 yards long made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and decorated with embroidery. It is to be supported by four posts in four bases. <a href="/isv/exodus/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> There is to be a screen of 20 cubits of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen, the work of an embroiderer, for the gate of the court, and it is to have four pillars and four sockets. <a href="/msb/exodus/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases. <a href="/net/exodus/27.htm">NET Bible</a> For the gate of the courtyard there is to be a curtain of thirty feet, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer, with four posts and their four bases. <a href="/nheb/exodus/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the gate of the court shall be a screen of thirty-four feet five inches, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars six feet eleven inches, and their sockets six feet eleven inches. <a href="/wbt/exodus/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And for the gate of the court shall be a hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needle-work: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. <a href="/web/exodus/27.htm">World English Bible</a> For the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And for the gate of the court [is] a covering of twenty cubits of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, the work of an embroiderer; their pillars four, their sockets four. <a href="/ylt/exodus/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And for the gate of the court a covering of twenty cubits, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer; their pillars four, their sockets four. <a href="/slt/exodus/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And for the gate, of the enclosure a covering twenty cubits, cerulean purple, and red purple, and double scarlet, and twisted byssus, a variegated work: their pillars four, and their bases four.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And in the entrance of the court there shall be made a hanging of twenty cubits of violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen, with embroidered work: it shall have four pillars with as many sockets. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Yet truly, at the entrance of the atrium, there shall be made a hanging of twenty cubits, of hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen, wrought with embroidery. It shall have four columns, with the same number of bases. <a href="/nabre/exodus/27.htm">New American Bible</a> At the gate of the court there shall be a variegated curtain, twenty cubits long, woven of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn and of fine linen twined. It shall have four columns and four pedestals. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen, embroidered with needlework; it shall have four pillars and with them four bases.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And for the gate of the court there shall be a hanging of twenty cubits of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twined linen made of embroidered work; and their pillars shall be four and their sockets four. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And for the gate of the courtyard a covering of twenty cubits, blue fringes and purple and dye of scarlet and fine woven white linen, work of embroidery; their pillars, four, and their sockets, four.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the weaver in colours: their pillars four, and their sockets four. <a href="/sep/exodus/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And a veil for the door of the court, the height of it of twenty cubits of blue linen, and of purple, and spun scarlet, and of fine linen spun with the art of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four. <a href="/parallel/exodus/27-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6879" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/27.htm">The Courtyard</a> …15and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases. 16<a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ū·lə·ša·‘ar (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">The gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">of the courtyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">shall be twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (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/4539.htm" title="4539: mā·sāḵ (N-ms) -- A covering, screen. From cakak; a cover, i.e. Veil.">with a curtain</a> <a href="/hebrew/7551.htm" title="7551: rō·qêm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To variegate. A primitive root; to variegate color, i.e. Embroider; by implication, to fabricate.">embroidered</a> <a href="/hebrew/8504.htm" title="8504: tə·ḵê·leṯ (N-fs) -- Probably for shcheleth; the cerulean mussel, i.e. The color obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith.">with blue,</a> <a href="/hebrew/713.htm" title="713: wə·’ar·gā·mān (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Purple, red-purple. Of foreign origin; purple.">purple,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8438.htm" title="8438: wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Worm, scarlet stuff. ">and scarlet yarn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8144.htm" title="8144: šā·nî (N-ms) -- Scarlet. Of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7806.htm" title="7806: mā·šə·zār (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be twisted. A primitive root; to twist.">and finely spun</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śêh (N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8336.htm" title="8336: wə·šêš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Byssus. Or shshiy; for shayish; bleached stuff, i.e. White linen or marble.">linen.</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">It shall have four</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: ‘am·mu·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/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">and four</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> 17All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Exodus 26:36-37</a> For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. / Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold hooks, and cast five bronze bases for them. <a href="/exodus/38-18.htm">Exodus 38:18-19</a> The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high, / with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, as well as the bands and the plating of their tops. <a href="/numbers/4-26.htm">Numbers 4:26</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">1 Kings 6:31-35</a> For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. / The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold. / In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">2 Chronicles 3:14</a> He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it. <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Ezekiel 40:28-31</a> Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others. / Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. / (The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.) ... <a href="/ezekiel/41-21.htm">Ezekiel 41:21-25</a> The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar. / There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.” / Both the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors, ... <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Isaiah 54:12</a> I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones. <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-13</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/21-21.htm">Revelation 21:21</a> And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. <a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a> I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a> Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2-3</a> 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, <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-20</a> Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-18</a> For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility / by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace / and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, worked with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.of blue<a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Exodus 26:31,36</a> And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: … needle-work<a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Exodus 28:39</a> And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.<a href="/exodus/36-37.htm">Exodus 36:37</a> And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;<a href="/exodus/39-29.htm">Exodus 39:29</a> And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/27-15.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Blue</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Byssus</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Colours</a> <a href="/exodus/27-13.htm">Court</a> <a href="/exodus/27-13.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/exodus/27-15.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/27-14.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Embroidered</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Embroiderer</a> <a href="/exodus/27-14.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/27-4.htm">Four</a> <a href="/exodus/27-14.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/exodus/26-37.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Material</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Needlework</a> <a href="/psalms/45-14.htm">Needle-Work</a> <a href="/exodus/27-15.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/exodus/27-15.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/exodus/21-19.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/exodus/26-37.htm">Screen</a> <a href="/exodus/27-15.htm">Sockets</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/exodus/27-11.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Twined</a> <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Twisted</a> <a href="/exodus/26-35.htm">Veil</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Weaver</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Wrought</a> <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/27-17.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/28-5.htm">Blue</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Byssus</a> <a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Colours</a> <a href="/exodus/27-17.htm">Court</a> <a href="/exodus/27-17.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/29-4.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Embroidered</a> <a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Embroiderer</a> <a href="/exodus/29-4.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/28-17.htm">Four</a> <a href="/exodus/32-26.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/exodus/35-12.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/exodus/28-5.htm">Material</a> <a href="/exodus/28-4.htm">Needlework</a> <a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Needle-Work</a> <a href="/exodus/27-17.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/exodus/27-17.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-24.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/exodus/28-5.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/exodus/28-5.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/28-5.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/exodus/35-12.htm">Screen</a> <a href="/exodus/27-17.htm">Sockets</a> <a href="/exodus/28-5.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Twined</a> <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Twisted</a> <a href="/exodus/27-21.htm">Veil</a> <a href="/exodus/28-32.htm">Weaver</a> <a href="/exodus/27-19.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/31-10.htm">Wrought</a> <a href="/exodus/28-5.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 27</div>1. <a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof</a> 9. <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">The court of the tabernacle enclosed with hangings and pillars</a> 18. <a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">The measure of the court, and the furniture of brass</a> 20. <a href="/exodus/27-20.htm">The oil for the lamp</a> </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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Twenty cubits, approximately 30 feet, indicates a significant and welcoming entrance. This size reflects the importance of the Tabernacle as a central place of worship and meeting with God. The number twenty can symbolize completeness or a cycle of waiting, as seen in other biblical contexts.with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn The use of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn in the embroidery of the curtain is rich with symbolism. Blue often represents heaven or divinity, purple signifies royalty and wealth, and scarlet can symbolize sacrifice or sin. Together, these colors reflect the divine nature, kingship, and sacrificial system central to the worship practices of Israel. The embroidery suggests a level of craftsmanship and beauty, pointing to the glory and majesty of God.and finely spun linen Finely spun linen was a luxury item in ancient times, indicating purity and righteousness. Linen's use in the Tabernacle's construction underscores the holiness required to approach God. Linen garments were also worn by priests, further connecting the fabric to purity and service to God. This detail emphasizes the sacredness of the space and the need for holiness in worship.It shall have four posts and four bases The four posts and bases provide structural support for the gate, ensuring stability and order. The number four often represents universality or completeness in the Bible, as seen in the four corners of the earth or the four winds. This could symbolize the comprehensive nature of God's covenant with Israel, open to all who would enter through the prescribed way. The posts and bases also reflect the order and precision required in the construction of the Tabernacle, mirroring the orderliness of God's creation and law.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle_courtyard.htm">The Tabernacle Courtyard</a> The courtyard was the outer area surrounding the Tabernacle, serving as a place for the Israelites to gather and offer sacrifices. It was a sacred space that separated the holy from the common. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_gate_of_the_courtyard.htm">The Gate of the Courtyard</a> This was the entrance to the Tabernacle's courtyard, symbolizing access to God's presence. The gate was distinctively designed with specific colors and materials. 3. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> As the leader of the Israelites, Moses received the instructions for the Tabernacle from God on Mount Sinai and communicated them to the people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> God's chosen people, who were to construct the Tabernacle according to the divine instructions given to Moses. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_priests.htm">The Priests</a> Descendants of Aaron, responsible for ministering in the Tabernacle and facilitating the people's worship and sacrifices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_colors.htm">Symbolism of Colors</a> The blue, purple, and scarlet yarns used in the gate's curtain symbolize heavenly authority, royalty, and sacrifice. Reflect on how these attributes are fulfilled in Christ and how they should influence our worship and daily lives. <a href="/topical/a/access_to_god.htm">Access to God</a> The gate of the courtyard was the only entrance, symbolizing the exclusivity of access to God. In the New Testament, Jesus is the only way to the Father. Consider how this truth impacts our understanding of salvation and evangelism. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a> The courtyard gate marked a boundary between the sacred and the common. As believers, we are called to live lives that are set apart for God, maintaining holiness in our conduct. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a> The detailed instructions for the Tabernacle, including the gate, highlight the importance of obedience to God's commands. Reflect on areas in your life where you need to align more closely with God's will. <a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a> The courtyard was a communal space for worship. Consider the importance of gathering with other believers for worship and how it strengthens our faith and witness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 27</a> <a href="/q/what_was_moses'_tabernacle.htm">What was Moses' Tabernacle?</a> <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> <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> <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>(16) For the gate of the court--i.e., the entrance.An hanging.--The word is the same as that similarly translated in <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm" title="And you shall make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, worked with needlework.">Exodus 26:36</a> and <a href="/exodus/26-37.htm" title="And you shall make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and you shall cast five sockets of brass for them.">Exodus 26:37</a> of Exodus 26; and the description of the "hanging" is also, word for word, the same. It would contrast strongly with the plain white "sail-cloth" round the rest of the enclosure, and would clearly point out to all the place of entrance.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - For the gate. The word used is the common one for "gate;" but here it rather signifies "entrance." Strictly speaking, there was no "gate;" the worshippers entered by drawing aside the curtain. This was a hanging of similar material, colours, and workmanship to that which hung in front of the tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Exodus 26:36</a>). By its contrast with the white linen screen which surrounded the rest of the court, it would show very clearly where men were to enter. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/27-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The gate וּלְשַׁ֨עַר (ū·lə·ša·‘ar) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate of the courtyard הֶֽחָצֵ֜ר (he·ḥā·ṣêr) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> A yard, a hamlet shall be twenty עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth cubits [long], אַמָּ֗ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base with a curtain מָסָ֣ךְ ׀ (mā·sāḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4539.htm">Strong's 4539: </a> A covering, screen embroidered רֹקֵ֑ם (rō·qêm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7551.htm">Strong's 7551: </a> To variegate color, embroider, to fabricate with blue, תְּכֵ֨לֶת (tə·ḵê·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8504.htm">Strong's 8504: </a> The cerulean mussel, the color, obtained therefrom, stuff dyed therewith purple, וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן (wə·’ar·gā·mān) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_713.htm">Strong's 713: </a> Purple, red-purple and scarlet yarn, וְתוֹלַ֧עַת (wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8438.htm">Strong's 8438: </a> The crimson-grub, of the color, from it, cloths dyed therewith and finely spun מָשְׁזָ֖ר (mā·šə·zār) Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7806.htm">Strong's 7806: </a> To be twisted linen. וְשֵׁ֥שׁ (wə·šêš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8336.htm">Strong's 8336: </a> Bleached stuff, white linen, marble It shall have four אַרְבָּעָ֔ה (’ar·bā·‘āh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four posts עַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙ (‘am·mu·ḏê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> A column, a stand, platform and four אַרְבָּעָֽה׃ (’ar·bā·‘āh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four bases. וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם (wə·’aḏ·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_134.htm">Strong's 134: </a> A base, pedestal <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/27-16.htm">Exodus 27:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/27-16.htm">OT Law: Exodus 27:16 For the gate of the court shall (Exo. 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