Exodus 27:18

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

Exodus 27:18 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 27:18

The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits
And as may be concluded from the length of the hangings on each side:

and the breadth fifty everywhere;
at both ends, and was the breadth of the hangings there, and which all around made the court:

and the height five cubits;
or two yards and a half, and somewhat more; it was but half the height of the tabernacle, and hence that might be seen above it every way; so that, according to Bishop Cumberland, it contained one rood, twenty one perches, and twenty seven square feet, and was half an Egyptian aroura, which is the square of one hundred Jewish or Egyptian cubits: "of fine twined linen"; of which the hangings were made, and here called the court, as they properly were, for they made it:

and their sockets of brass;
the bases on which all the pillars stood, upon which the hangings of fine twined linen were, were of brass; which seems to be repeated, that the foundation of this court might be observed to be different from that of the tabernacle; the foundation of that, or the sockets, into which the boards of it were put, being of silver.

Exodus 27:18 In-Context

16 The 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.
17 All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.
18 The 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.
19 All 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.
20 And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. The courtyard was approximately 150 feet long and 75 feet wide (45.7 meters long and 22.9 meters wide).
  • [b]. 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters.
The Berean Bible and Majority Bible texts are officially placed into the public domain