Exodus 38:14

14 Curtains fifteen cubits[a] long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases,

Exodus 38:14 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
14 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
English Standard Version (ESV)
14 The hangings for one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases.
New Living Translation (NLT)
14 The courtyard entrance was on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side was 22 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases.
The Message Bible (MSG)
14 were twenty-two and a half feet of hangings, with their three posts and bases on one side
American Standard Version (ASV)
14 The hangings for the one side [of the gate] were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three;
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
14 Each side of the entrance to the courtyard was 22½ feet wide with curtains [hung] on three posts [set in] three bases.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
14 The hangings on one side [of the gate] were 22 and a half feet, including their three posts and three bases.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
14 Curtains that were 22 feet six inches long were on one side of the entrance. They were hung on three posts. Each post had a base.

Exodus 38:14 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 38:14

(See Gill on Exodus 38:9).

Exodus 38:14 In-Context

12 The west end was fifty cubits wide and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
13 The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide.
14 Curtains fifteen cubits long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases,
15 and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases.
16 All the curtains around the courtyard were of finely twisted linen.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, about 22 feet or about 6.8 meters
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