Exodus 27:9-19

The Courtyard

9 You 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 ^[a] on one side, ¹

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

11 Likewise 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.

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

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

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

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

16 The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, ^[d] 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, ^[e] with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, ^[f] 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.

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.

Cross References

• 1. (Exodus 38:9–20)

Footnotes

• [a]. 100 cubits is approximately 150 feet or 45.7 meters; also in verse 11.
• [b]. 50 cubits is approximately 75 feet or 22.9 meters; also in verse 13.
• [c]. 15 cubits is approximately 22.5 feet or 6.9 meters; also in verse 15.
• [d]. 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters.
• [e]. The courtyard was approximately 150 feet long and 75 feet wide (45.7 meters long and 22.9 meters wide).
• [f]. 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters.