New Living Translation
Exodus 38:15
15The curtain on the left side was also 22-1/2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases.
Exodus 38:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
- New International Version (NIV)and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And so for the other side. On both sides of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and the same for the other side of the court gate; on this side and that were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.
Context of Exodus 38:15
13The east end, the front, was also 75 feet long. 14The courtyard entrance was on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side was 22-1/2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases. The curtain on the left side was also 22-1/2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases. 16All the curtains used in the courtyard were made of finely woven linen. 17Each post had a bronze base, and all the hooks and rings were silver. The tops of the posts of the courtyard were overlaid with silver, and the rings to hold up the curtains were made of silver.
Read all of Exodus 38Exodus 38:15 word by word
וְלַכָּתֵ֣ף הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית מִזֶּ֤ה וּמִזֶּה֙ לְשַׁ֣עַר הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר קְלָעִ֕ים חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה אַמָּ֑ה עַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And for the otherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
- sideכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
- of the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
- gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- hangingsקֶ֫לַעqela‛ · curtainH7050
- of fifteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- of fifteenחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- their pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
- threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- and their socketsאֶ֫דֶן'eden · socketH134
Commentaries on Exodus 38:15
- 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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