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

7And he put the staffs into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it with; he made the altar hollow with boards. 8And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of serving women, who served at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits: 10Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver. 11And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.

Exodus 38:9 word by word

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

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

Cross-references for Exodus 38:9

• Exodus 27:9And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
• Exodus 40:8And thou shalt set up the court all around, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
• 1 Kings 6:36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams.
• Psalms 84:2My soul longeth, and, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
• Psalms 89:7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence by all them that are about him.
• Psalms 92:13Those that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
• Psalms 100:4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful 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