God’s Word Translation
Exodus 38:12
12The west side was 75 feet long and had curtains ⌞hung⌟ on 10 posts ⌞set in⌟ 10 bases. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver.
Exodus 38:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
- New International Version (NIV)The west end was fifty cubits wide and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their ten pillars, and their ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And on the west side there were hangings of fifty cubits, with ten pillars and their ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver.
Context of Exodus 38:12
10⌞hung⌟ on 20 posts ⌞set in⌟ 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver. 11The north side was also 150 feet long with 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver. The west side was 75 feet long and had curtains ⌞hung⌟ on 10 posts ⌞set in⌟ 10 bases. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver. 13The east side, facing the rising sun, was 75 feet ⌞wide⌟. 14Each side of the entrance to the courtyard was 22½ feet wide with curtains ⌞hung⌟ on three posts ⌞set in⌟ three bases.
Read all of Exodus 38Exodus 38:12 word by word
וְלִפְאַת־יָ֗ם קְלָעִים֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה עַמּוּדֵיהֶ֥ם עֲשָׂרָ֔ה וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם עֲשָׂרָ֑ה וָוֵ֧י הָעַמֻּדִ֛ים וַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶ֖ם כָּֽסֶף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And for the westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
- sideפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
- hangingsקֶ֫לַעqela‛ · curtainH7050
- of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- their pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
- tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- and their socketsאֶ֫דֶן'eden · socketH134
- the hooksוָוvâv · hookH2053
- and their filletsחָשׁוּקchâshûq châshûq · ringH2838
- silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
Commentaries on Exodus 38:12
- 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. 1-311. the altar of burnt offering--The repetitions are continued, in which may be traced the exact conformity of the execution to the order.Read the comment
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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
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