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:
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)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.

Context of Exodus 38:9

7They inserted the poles into the rings so they would be on the sides of the altar for carrying it. They made it hollow, out of boards. 8They made the bronze basin and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely twisted 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 and had twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

Exodus 38:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• on the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• sideפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• southwardתֵּימָןtêymân têmân · southH8486
• the hangingsקֶ֫לַעqela‛ · curtainH7050
• fine twinedשָׁזַרshâzar · to twistH7806
• linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520

Cross-references for Exodus 38:9

• Exodus 27:9“Make a courtyard for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen,
• Exodus 40:8Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
• 1 Kings 6:36And he built the inner courtyard of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams.
• Psalms 84:2My soul yearns, 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; he is more awesome than 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 praise 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