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The south side was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely twisted linen,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he made the court on the south side; the hangings of the court <i>were of</i> fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he made the courtyard: for the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he made the court: for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, one hundred cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he made the court: for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, one hundred cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he made the court: for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, one hundred cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then he made the court: for the south side the curtains of the court were of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet long,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet in length,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He also made the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was 150 feet long and had curtains made out of fine linen yarn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For the Tent of the LORD's presence he made the enclosure out of fine linen curtains. On the south side the curtains were 50 yards long, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he made the court. On the south side the hangings for the court were made of fine woven linen, 100 cubits long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He made the courtyard. For the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred seventy-two feet three inches; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he makes the court: at the south side southward, the hangings of the court of twined linen, one hundred by the cubit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he maketh the court; at the south side southward, the hangings of the court of twined linen, a hundred by the cubit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will make the enclosure: to the south side southward, the curtains of the enclosure twisted byssus, a hundred cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He made also the court, in the south side whereof were hangings of fine twisted linen, of a hundred cubits, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He also made the atrium, at the south side of which were hangings of fine twisted linen of one hundred cubits and<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The court was made as follows. On the south side the hangings of the court were of fine linen twined, a hundred cubits long,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He made the court; for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, one hundred cubits long;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he made the courtyard on the side of the wind of the south; the hangings of the courtyard a hundred cubits of fine woven white linen:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he made the court; for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they made the court toward the south; the curtains of the court of fine linen twined, a hundred <i>cubits</i> every way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/38-9.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=10014" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm">The Tabernacle Courtyard</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Then he constructed</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/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">the courtyard.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5045.htm" title="5045: ne·ḡeḇ (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south; specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt.">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: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">of the courtyard</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.">was a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: bā·’am·māh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits long</a> <a href="/hebrew/7050.htm" title="7050: qal·‘ê (N-mpc) -- A sling, a, screen, the valve. From qala'; a sling; also a screen, or the valve itself.">and had 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> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with 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/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-19</a></span><br />You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts. / Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-25.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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a></span><br />Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">Ephesians 2:21-22</a></span><br />In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. / And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10</a></span><br />For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-4.htm">Psalm 100:4</a></span><br />Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:</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/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8,33</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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/37-26.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/36-35.htm">Byssus</a> <a href="/exodus/35-18.htm">Court</a> <a href="/exodus/35-18.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/36-16.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/36-37.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/36-37.htm">Finely</a> <a href="/exodus/35-17.htm">Hangings</a> <a href="/exodus/30-24.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/exodus/36-37.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/exodus/35-18.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/37-18.htm">Side</a> <a href="/exodus/36-23.htm">South</a> <a href="/exodus/36-23.htm">Southward</a> <a href="/exodus/35-18.htm">Space</a> <a href="/exodus/36-37.htm">Twined</a> <a href="/exodus/36-37.htm">Twisted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/38-16.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/38-16.htm">Byssus</a> <a href="/exodus/38-15.htm">Court</a> <a href="/exodus/38-15.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/exodus/38-12.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/38-12.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/38-16.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/38-16.htm">Finely</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Hangings</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/exodus/38-16.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/exodus/38-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/38-11.htm">Side</a> <a href="/exodus/40-24.htm">South</a> <a href="/exodus/40-24.htm">Southward</a> <a href="/exodus/38-13.htm">Space</a> <a href="/exodus/38-16.htm">Twined</a> <a href="/exodus/38-16.htm">Twisted</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">The altar of burnt offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-8.htm">The laver of brass</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">The court, and its hangings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The courtyard was an enclosed area surrounding the Tabernacle, providing a space for the congregation to gather and for the priests to perform their duties. This construction reflects the order and precision God commanded for His dwelling place, emphasizing the importance of holiness and separation from the common world. The courtyard's design also foreshadows the separation between God and humanity due to sin, which is ultimately reconciled through Jesus Christ.<p><b>The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long</b><br>A cubit is an ancient measurement roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Therefore, the south side of the courtyard measured approximately 150 feet or 45 meters. This specific measurement highlights the grandeur and significance of the Tabernacle as a place of worship. The precise dimensions underscore the importance of following God's instructions meticulously, as seen throughout the construction of the Tabernacle. This attention to detail is mirrored in the New Testament, where Jesus fulfills the law and the prophets with precision.<p><b>and had curtains of finely spun linen</b><br>The use of finely spun linen for the curtains signifies purity and righteousness, qualities that are essential for approaching a holy God. Linen was a valuable material, often associated with wealth and status, and its use in the Tabernacle indicates the reverence and honor due to God. The curtains served as a barrier, symbolizing the separation between the holy and the profane. In the New Testament, the tearing of the temple veil at Jesus' crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>) signifies the removal of this barrier, granting believers direct access to God through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezalel_and_oholiab.htm">Bezalel and Oholiab</a></b><br>Skilled craftsmen appointed by God to oversee the construction of the Tabernacle and its furnishings, including the courtyard.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_courtyard.htm">The Courtyard</a></b><br>An integral part of the Tabernacle, serving as the outer area where the Israelites could come to worship and offer sacrifices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given the instructions for building the Tabernacle as a place of worship and meeting with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting for the construction of the Tabernacle, representing a place of testing and reliance on God.<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>The construction of the Tabernacle courtyard demonstrates the importance of following God's specific instructions. Just as the Israelites were called to obedience, we too are called to live according to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god.htm">The Presence of God</a></b><br>The Tabernacle, including its courtyard, was a physical representation of God's presence among His people. Today, we are reminded that God desires to dwell with us, and we are to cultivate a life that welcomes His presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>The courtyard was a place where the community gathered for worship and sacrifice. This highlights the importance of communal worship and fellowship in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a></b><br>The use of finely twisted linen in the courtyard hangings symbolizes purity and holiness. As believers, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/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/exodus_26__do_tabernacle_sizes_match_texts.htm">Exodus 26 - How do these tabernacle measurements align or conflict with other biblical or historical texts regarding the scale and feasibility of such a dwelling?</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/what_was_moses'_tabernacle.htm">What was Moses' Tabernacle?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9-20) The construction of the court follows upon that of the furniture which it contained. The passage runs parallel with <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 27:9-19</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/38-9.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">Then he constructed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֖עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third 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">the courtyard.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחָצֵ֑ר</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">The south</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֣גֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ḡeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine 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">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 /><br /><span class="word">of the courtyard</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽחָצֵר֙</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">was a hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֖ה</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 [long]</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאַמָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and had] curtains</span><br /><span class="heb">קַלְעֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(qal·‘ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<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">מָשְׁזָ֔ר</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 38:9 He made the court: for the south (Exo. 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