Exodus 38:9
in Exodus 38Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,
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ASV
And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;
KJV
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
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This verse in Exodus 38
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen
on Exodus 38:9-13
The court is walled with cloth rather than stone, a hundred cubits by fifty, and every hanging around it is plain white linen. Colour is held back for the gate alone in verse 18. Three sides get their pillars and sockets counted and the east side gets one short line, because the east is where the way in is and the account turns from wall to entrance.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And he made the court - The walls of the court, were like the rest, curtains, or hangings. This represented the state of the Old Testament church, it was a garden enclosed; the worshippers were then confined to a little compass. But the inclosure being of curtains only, intimated that that confinement of the church to one particular nation was not to be perpetual.
Commentary on Chapter XXXVIII 1. The altar of burnt-offering - On this all their sacrifices were offered. Christ was himself the altar to his own sacrifice of atonement, and so he is to all our sacrifices of acknowledgment.
And he made the court,.... The open court of the tabernacle, where the people met, of which, its pillars, sockets, hangings, hooks, and pins, an account is given, to Exo 38:10 of which See Gill on Exo 27:9, Exo 27:10, Exo 27:11, Exo 27:12, Exo 27:13, Exo 27:14, Exo 27:15, Exo 27:16, Exo 27:17, Exo 27:18, Exo 27:19.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the court--It occupied a space of one hundred and fifty feet by seventy-five, and it was enclosed by curtains of fine linen about eight feet high, suspended on brazen or copper pillars.
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The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֖עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הֶחָצֵ֑ר | hechatzer | the courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| לִפְאַ֣ת׀ | lifat | for [the] side of | H6285 → | 86 times |
| נֶ֣גֶב | negev | [the] south | H5045 → | 112 times |
| תֵּימָ֗נָה | teimanah | south -ward | H8486 → | 23 times |
| קַלְעֵ֤י | kalei | [the] curtains of | H7050 → | 22 times |
| הֶֽחָצֵר֙ | hechatzer | the courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| שֵׁ֣שׁ | shesh | [were] fine linen | H8336 → | 41 times |
| מָשְׁזָ֔ר | mashezar | twisted | H7806 → | 21 times |
| מֵאָ֖ה | meah | one hundred | H3967 → | 581 times |
| בָּאַמָּֽה׃ | baamah | by the cubit | H520 → | 247 times |
וַיַּ֖עַשׂand he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הֶחָצֵ֑רthe courtyard
hechatzerH2691 →191 times
לִפְאַ֣ת׀for [the] side of
lifatH6285 →86 times
נֶ֣גֶב[the] south
negevH5045 →112 times
תֵּימָ֗נָהsouth -ward
teimanahH8486 →23 times
קַלְעֵ֤י[the] curtains of
kaleiH7050 →22 times
הֶֽחָצֵר֙the courtyard
hechatzerH2691 →191 times
שֵׁ֣שׁ[were] fine linen
sheshH8336 →41 times
מָשְׁזָ֔רtwisted
mashezarH7806 →21 times
מֵאָ֖הone hundred
meahH3967 →581 times
בָּאַמָּֽה׃by the cubit
baamahH520 →247 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 84:2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
it leads to
- Isaiah 26:9
My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- Psalms 42:1–2
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
- Psalms 63:1–2
O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
- Psalms 119:81
My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
- Psalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Isaiah 26:9
Through
Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
it leads to
- Psalms 47:2
How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
- Psalms 76:7–11
You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
- Hebrews 12:28–29
Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
- Psalms 47:2
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About Exodus
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.