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Complete Jewish Bible

Exodus 38:9

He made the courtyard. On the south side, facing southward, the tapestries for the courtyard were made of finely woven linen, 150 feet long,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Tabernacle;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Colour;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hanging, Hangings;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hangings;   Tabernacle;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;
King James Version
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Lexham English Bible
And he made the courtyard; for the south side were the hangings of the court of finely twisted linen, one hundred cubits,
New Century Version
Then he made a wall of curtains to form a courtyard around the Holy Tent. On the south side the curtains were one hundred fifty feet long and were made of fine linen.
New English Translation
He made the courtyard. For the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long,
Amplified Bible
Then he made the court: for the south side the curtains of the court were of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits;
New American Standard Bible
Then he made the courtyard: for the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Finally he made the court on the South side full South: the hangings of the court were of fine twined linnen, hauing an hundreth cubites.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he made the court: for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, one hundred cubits;
Contemporary English Version
Around the sacred tent Bezalel built a courtyard one hundred fifty feet long on the south and north and seventy-five feet wide on the east and west. He used twenty bronze posts on bronze stands for the south and north and ten for the west. Then he hung a curtain of fine linen on the posts along each of these three sides by using silver hooks and rods. He placed three bronze posts on each side of the entrance at the east and hung a curtain seven and a half yards wide on each set of posts.
Darby Translation
And he made the court. On the south side southward, the hangings of the court were of twined byssus, a hundred cubits;
Easy-to-Read Version
Then he made a wall of curtains around the courtyard. On the south side, he made a wall of curtains 100 cubits long. The curtains were made from fine linen.
English Standard Version
And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;
George Lamsa Translation
And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;
Good News Translation
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,
Christian Standard Bible®
Then he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet long,
Literal Translation
And he made the court. To the side of the Negeb, to the south, the curtains of the court were twined bleached linen , a hundred by the cubit.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he made the courte on ye south syde: hangynges an hundreth cubytes longe, of whyte twyned sylke,
American Standard Version
And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;
Bible in Basic English
To make the open space, he put hangings on the south side, of the best linen, a hundred cubits long:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he made the court on the south side, full south: and the hanginges of the court were of whyte twined silke, hauing a hundreth cubites.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he made the court; for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits.
King James Version (1611)
And he made the Court: on the Southside Southward, the hangings of the Court were of fine twined linnen, a hundred cubits.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he made the set table of pure gold,
English Revised Version
And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Berean Standard Bible
Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he made the greet street, in whose south coost weren tentis of bijs foldid ayen, of an hundrid cubitis, twenti brasun pilers with her foundementis,
Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh the court; at the south side southward, the hangings of the court of twined linen, a hundred by the cubit,
Update Bible Version
And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;
Webster's Bible Translation
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court [were of] fine twined linen, a hundred cubits:
World English Bible
He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;
New King James Version
Exodus 27:9">[xr] Then he made the court on the south side; the hangings of the court were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long.
New Living Translation
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.
New Life Bible
Then he made the open space for the holy tent. On the south side were curtains for the open space. They were made of fine linen, as long as fifty long steps.
New Revised Standard
He made the court; for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, one hundred cubits long;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he made the court, - on the south side southward, the hangings of the court of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;
Douay-Rheims Bible
He made also the court, in the south side whereof were hangings of fine twisted linen of a hundred cubits.
Revised Standard Version
And he made the court; for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;
THE MESSAGE
And he made the Courtyard. On the south side the hangings for the Courtyard, woven from fine twisted linen, were 150 feet long, with their twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and fastening hooks and bands of silver. The north side was exactly the same.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he made the court: for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, one hundred cubits;

Contextual Overview

9 He made the courtyard. On the south side, facing southward, the tapestries for the courtyard were made of finely woven linen, 150 feet long, 10 supported on twenty posts in twenty bronze sockets; the hooks on the posts and the attached rings for hanging were of silver. 11 On the north side they were 150 feet long, hung on twenty posts in twenty bronze sockets, with the hooks on the posts and their rings of silver. 12 On the west side were tapestries seventy-five feet long, hung on ten posts in ten sockets, with the hooks on the posts and their rings of silver. 13 On the east side were tapestries seventy-five feet long. 14 The tapestries for the one side [of the gateway] were twenty-two-and-a-half feet long, hung on three posts in three sockets; 15 likewise for the other side — on either side [of the gate] were tapestries twenty-two-and-a-half feet long on three posts in three sockets. 16 All the tapestries for the courtyard, all the way around, were of finely woven linen; 17 the sockets for the posts were of bronze; the hooks on the posts and their rings were of silver; the capitals of the posts were overlaid with silver; and all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver. 18 (LY: Maftir) The screen for the gateway to the courtyard was the work of a weaver in colors, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely woven linen. Its length was thirty feet and its height seven-and-a-half feet all the way along, like the tapestries of the courtyard.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the court: Exodus 27:9-19, Exodus 40:8, Exodus 40:33, 1 Kings 6:36, Psalms 84:2, Psalms 84:10, Psalms 89:7, Psalms 92:13, Psalms 100:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 35:17 - The hangings Exodus 40:28 - General Leviticus 6:26 - in the court Numbers 3:26 - the hangings Ezekiel 40:23 - and he

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 25:6
The first child she bears will succeed to the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be eliminated from Isra'el.
Ruth 1:11
Na‘omi said, "Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb who could become your husbands?
Ruth 4:10
Also I am acquiring as my wife Rut the woman from Mo'av, the wife of Machlon, in order to raise up in the name of the deceased an heir for his property; so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his kinsmen and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses today."
Job 5:2
For anger kills the fool, and envy slays the silly.
Proverbs 27:4
Fury is cruel and anger overwhelming, but who can stand up to jealousy?
Titus 3:3
For at one time, we too were foolish and disobedient, deceived and enslaved by a variety of passions and pleasures. We spent our lives in evil and envy; people hated us, and we hated each other.
James 3:14
But if you harbor in your hearts bitter jealousy and selfish ambition, don't boast and attack the truth with lies!
James 3:16
For where there are jealousy and selfish ambition, there will be disharmony and every foul practice.
James 4:5
Or do you suppose the Scripture speaks in vain when it says that there is a spirit in us which longs to envy?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 9-20. And he made the court,.... The open court of the tabernacle, where the people met, of which, its pillars, sockets, hangings, hooks, and pins, an account is given, to Exodus 38:10 of which Exodus 38:10- : Exodus 38:10- : Exodus 38:10- : Exodus 38:10- : Exodus 38:10- : Exodus 38:10- : Exodus 38:10- : Exodus 38:10- : Exodus 38:10- : Exodus 38:10- : Exodus 38:10- :.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 38:9. The courtExodus 27:9; Exodus 27:9.


 
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