Exodus 38:9

Exodus 38:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
• New International Version (NIV)Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely twisted linen,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he made the court on the south side; the hangings of the court were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long.

Context of Exodus 38:9

7Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow. 8Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen, 10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 11The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

Exodus 38:9 word by word

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־הֶחָצֵ֑ר לִפְאַ֣ת׀ נֶ֣גֶב תֵּימָ֗נָה קַלְעֵ֤י הֶֽחָצֵר֙ שֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֔ר מֵאָ֖ה בָּאַמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then he constructedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the courtyardחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• The southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• The southתֵּימָןtêymân têmân · southH8486
• sideפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• was a hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• curtainsקֶ֫לַעqela‛ · curtainH7050
• of finely spunשָׁזַרshâzar · to twistH7806
• linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336

Cross-references for Exodus 38:9

• Exodus 27:9You 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,
• Exodus 40:8Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.
• 1 Kings 6:36Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.
• Psalms 84:2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
• Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
• Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
• Psalms 100:4Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.

Commentaries on Exodus 38:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The court - See Clarke on Exodus 27:9.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-20Verses 9-20 The walls of the court being of curtains only, intimated that the state of the Jewish church itself was movable and changeable; and in due time to be taken down and folded up, when the place of the tent should be enlarged, and its cords lengthened, to make room for the Gentile world.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20This section reports on building the courtyard (38:9–20) and its equipment, including the altar of burnt offering and the bronze basin (38:1–7; 38:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. the court--It occupied a space of one hundred and fifty feet by seventy-five, and it was enclosed by curtains of fine linen about eight feet high, suspended on brazen or copper pillars. Those curtains were secured by rods fastened to the top, and kept extended by being fastened to pins stuck in the ground.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 38:9

• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Colour
• Cunning
• Fillet
• Occupy
• Overlaying
• Atonement, Day of
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Hangings

Commentaries on Exodus 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings