Exodus 27:9-19

9 "Make a courtyard for the tent. The south side of the courtyard should be 150 feet long and have curtains made out of fine linen yarn,
10 [hung] on 20 posts [set in] 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts should be made of silver.
11 The north side should be the same: 150 feet long, with curtains on 20 posts set in 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts should be made of silver.
12 "The courtyard on the west end should be 75 feet wide and have curtains [hung] on ten posts [set in] ten bases.
13 On the east end, facing the rising sun, the courtyard should also be 75 feet wide.
14 Each side [of the entrance] will be 22½ feet wide with curtains [hung on] three posts [set in] three bases.
16 "The entrance to the courtyard must have a 30-foot screen made from fine linen yarn, embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn, [hung] on four posts [set in] four bases.
17 All the posts around the courtyard should have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.
18 The courtyard should be 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 7½ feet high, with [curtains] made of fine linen yarn and with bronze bases.
19 "All the things for the tent, no matter how they're used, including all the pegs for the tent and the courtyard, must be made of bronze.

Exodus 27:9-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 27

This chapter treats of the altar of burnt offering, and of all things relative to it, Ex 27:1-8, of the court of the tabernacle, its hangings on each side, with pillars, sockets, and hooks for them, Ex 27:9-19 and it is concluded with an order to the Israelites to bring oil olive for the lamp of the sanctuary, Ex 27:20,21.

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