Exodus 27:16
14 Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,
15 and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
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.
17 All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.
18 The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And for the gate of the court a curtain of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, embroidered with needlework; their pillars four, and their bases four.
- BLB
- And for the gate of the court [is] a screen twenty cubits [long], of blue and purple and scarlet yarn and finely woven linen, the work of a weaver; [with] its four pillars and its four bases.
- ÅB
- Og i porten til forgården skal det være et forheng, tyve alen langt, av blå og purpurrød og karmosinrød ull og fint, tvunnet lingarn med utsydd arbeid, med fire stolper og fire fotstykker til dem.
- OTB
- For inngangen til forgården, gi et forheng tjue alen langt, laget av blått, purpur og skarlagenrødt garn og fint tvunnet lin, arbeidet til en dyktig håndverker, med fire stolper og fire baser.
- B1930
- Og i porten til forgården skal det være et forheng, tyve alen langt, av blå og purpurrød og karmosinrød ull og fint, tvunnet lingarn med utsydd arbeid, med fire stolper og fire fotstykker til dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 26:36
For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
Read in contextExodus 28:39
You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
Read in contextJudges 5:30
‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil— a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
Read in contextExodus 36:37
For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,
Read in contextExodus 39:29
and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Read in contextExodus 26:31
Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
Read in contextPsalms 45:14
In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
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