Focused Passage

Exodus 27:9-19

The Altar, Courtyard, and Oil for the Lamp

The LORD commands Moses to make the bronze altar for burnt offerings, its utensils and carrying poles, the courtyard with its curtains, posts, bases, and entrance screen, and finally to command Israel to bring pure olive oil so the lamp may burn regularly before the LORD from evening until morning.

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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,

10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts.

11Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

12The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.

13The east side of the courtyard, toward the sunrise, is to be fifty cubits wide.

14Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,

15and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.

16The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.

17All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.

18The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.

19All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

You are also to makeוְעָשִׂ֕יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֵ֖תH853Direct object markera courtyardחֲצַ֣רH2691Noun - common singular constructfor the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןH4908Article | Noun - masculine singularOn the southנֶֽגֶב־H5045Noun - masculine singular. . .תֵּ֠ימָנָהH8486Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singularsideלִפְאַ֣תH6285Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructof the courtyardלֶחָצֵ֜רH2691Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singularmake curtainsקְלָעִ֨יםH7050Noun - masculine pluralof finely spunמָשְׁזָ֗רH7806Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singularlinenשֵׁ֣שׁH8336Noun - masculine singulara hundredמֵאָ֤הH3967Number - feminine singularcubitsבָֽאַמָּה֙H520Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularlongאֹ֔רֶךְH753Noun - masculine singularon oneהָאֶחָֽת׃H259Article | Number - feminine singularsideלַפֵּאָ֖הH6285Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • 100 cubits is approximately 150 feet or 45.7 meters; also in verse 11.
Verse 10

Original words

with twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔יםH6242Number - common pluralpostsוְעַמֻּדָ֣יוH5982Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand twentyעֶשְׂרִ֖יםH6242Number - common pluralbronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתH5178Noun - feminine singularbasesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥םH134Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland silverכָּֽסֶף׃H3701Noun - masculine singularhooksוָוֵ֧יH2053Noun - masculine plural constructand bandsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םH2838Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralon the postsהָעַמֻּדִ֛יםH5982Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 11

Original words

Likewiseוְכֵ֨ןH3651Conjunctive waw | Adverb[there are to be] curtainsקְלָעִ֖יםH7050Noun - masculine pluralon the northצָפוֹן֙H6828Noun - feminine singularsideלִפְאַ֤תH6285Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructa hundredמֵ֣אָהH3967Number - feminine singular[cubits]אֹ֑רֶךְH753Noun - masculine singularlongבָּאֹ֔רֶךְH753Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularwith twentyעֶשְׂרִ֗יםH6242Number - common pluralpostsוְעַמְדּוּH5982Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand twentyעֶשְׂרִים֙H6242Number - common pluralbronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתH5178Noun - feminine singularbasesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֤םH134Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland with silverכָּֽסֶף׃H3701Noun - masculine singularhooksוָוֵ֧יH2053Noun - masculine plural constructand bandsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םH2838Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralon the postsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֛יםH5982Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 12

Original words

The curtainsקְלָעִ֖יםH7050Noun - masculine pluralon the westיָ֔םH3220Noun - masculine singularsideלִפְאַת־H6285Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructof the courtyardהֶֽחָצֵר֙H2691Article | Noun - common singularshall be fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםH2572Number - common pluralcubitsאַמָּ֑הH520Noun - feminine singularwideוְרֹ֤חַבH7341Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructwith tenעֲשָׂרָ֔הH6235Number - masculine singularpostsעַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣םH5982Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃H6235Number - masculine singularbasesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םH134Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • 50 cubits is approximately 75 feet or 22.9 meters; also in verse 13.
Verse 13

Original words

The eastקֵ֥דְמָהH6924Adverb | third person feminine singularsideלִפְאַ֛תH6285Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructof the courtyardהֶֽחָצֵ֗רH2691Article | Noun - common singulartoward the sunriseמִזְרָ֖חָהH4217Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular[is to be] fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםH2572Number - common pluralcubitsאַמָּֽה׃H520Noun - feminine singularwideוְרֹ֣חַבH7341Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 14

Original words

Make the curtainsקְלָעִ֖יםH7050Noun - masculine pluralon one sideלַכָּתֵ֑ףH3802Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularfifteenוַחֲמֵ֨שׁH2568Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct. . .עֶשְׂרֵ֥הH6240Number - feminine singularcubits longאַמָּ֛הH520Noun - feminine singularwith threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֔הH7969Number - masculine singularpostsעַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣םH5982Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃H7969Number - masculine singularbasesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םH134Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • 15 cubits is approximately 22.5 feet or 6.9 meters; also in verse 15.
Verse 15

Original words

and the curtainsקְלָעִ֑יםH7050Noun - masculine pluralon the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יתH8145Article | Number - ordinal feminine singularsideוְלַכָּתֵף֙H3802Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularfifteen cubits longחְמֵ֥שׁH2568Number - feminine singular construct. . .עֶשְׂרֵ֖הH6240Number - feminine singularwith threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֔הH7969Number - masculine singularpostsעַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣םH5982Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃H7969Number - masculine singularbasesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םH134Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 16

Original words

The gateוּלְשַׁ֨עַרH8179Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof the courtyardהֶֽחָצֵ֜רH2691Article | Noun - common singularshall be twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242Number - common pluralcubits [long]אַמָּ֗הH520Noun - feminine singularwith a curtainמָסָ֣ךְ׀H4539Noun - masculine singularembroideredרֹקֵ֑םH7551Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwith blueתְּכֵ֨לֶתH8504Noun - feminine singularpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןH713Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand scarlet yarnוְתוֹלַ֧עַתH8438Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct. . .שָׁנִ֛יH8144Noun - masculine singularand finely spunמָשְׁזָ֖רH7806Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular. . .מַעֲשֵׂ֣הH4639Noun - masculine singular constructlinenוְשֵׁ֥שׁH8336Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularIt shall have fourאַרְבָּעָ֔הH702Number - masculine singularpostsעַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙H5982Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃H702Number - masculine singularbasesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םH134Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters.
Verse 17

Original words

Allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe postsעַמּוּדֵ֨יH5982Noun - masculine plural constructaroundסָבִיב֙H5439Adverbthe courtyardהֶֽחָצֵ֤רH2691Article | Noun - common singularshall have silver bandsמְחֻשָּׁקִ֣יםH2836Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural. . .כֶּ֔סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularsilverכָּ֑סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularhooksוָוֵיהֶ֖םH2053Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃H5178Noun - feminine singularbasesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םH134Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 18

Original words

The entireבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםH2572Preposition-b, Article | Number - common pluralcourtyardהֶֽחָצֵר֩H2691Article | Noun - common singular[shall be] a hundredמֵאָ֨הH3967Number - feminine singularcubitsבָֽאַמָּ֜הH520Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularlongאֹ֣רֶךְH753Noun - masculine singular constructand fifty [cubits]חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםH2572Number - common pluralwideוְרֹ֣חַב׀H7341Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular[with curtains] of finely spunמָשְׁזָ֑רH7806Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singularlinenשֵׁ֣שׁH8336Noun - masculine singularfiveחָמֵ֥שׁH2568Number - feminine singularcubitsאַמּ֖וֹתH520Noun - feminine pluralhighוְקֹמָ֛הH6967Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularand with bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃H5178Noun - feminine singularbasesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םH134Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • The courtyard was approximately 150 feet long and 75 feet wide (45.7 meters long and 22.9 meters wide).
  • 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters.
Verse 19

Original words

Allלְכֹל֙H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthe utensilsכְּלֵ֣יH3627Noun - masculine plural constructof the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןH4908Article | Noun - masculine singularfor everyבְּכֹ֖לH3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructuseעֲבֹדָת֑וֹH5656Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularincluding allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructits tent pegsיְתֵדֹתָ֛יוH3489Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularandוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe tent pegsיִתְדֹ֥תH3489Noun - feminine plural constructof the courtyardהֶחָצֵ֖רH2691Article | Noun - common singularshall be made of bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃סH5178Noun - feminine singular

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