Exodus 27:9

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
make	וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ ve.'a.Si.ta	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
court	חֲצַ֣ר cha.Tzar	H2691	a yard (as inclosed by a fence) · noun, common both genders singular construct
tabernacle	הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן ha.mish.Kan	H4908	a residence (including a shepherd's hut · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
south	נֶֽגֶב ne.gev-	H5045	the south (from its drought) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
side	לִפְאַ֣ת lif.'At	H6285	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
southward	תֵּ֠ימָנָה Tei.ma.nah	H8486	the south (as being on the right hand of a person facin… · noun, common feminine singular absolute + directional suffix
hangings	קְלָעִ֨ים ke.la.'Im	H7050	a sling · noun, common masculine plural absolute
court	לֶחָצֵ֜ר le.cha.Tzer	H2691	a yard (as inclosed by a fence) · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
twined	מָשְׁזָ֗ר ma.she.Zar	H7806	to twist (a thread of straw) · verb, hophal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
linen	שֵׁ֣שׁ shesh	H8336	bleached stuff · noun, common masculine singular absolute
hundred	מֵאָ֤ה me.'Ah	H3967	a hundred · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
cubits	בָֽאַמָּה֙ va.'a.Mah	H520	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
long	אֹ֔רֶךְ 'O.rekh	H753	length · noun, common masculine singular absolute
one	הָאֶחָֽת ha.'e.Chat	H259	properly · definite article + cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
side	לַפֵּאָ֖ה la.pe.'Ah	H6285	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Exodus 38:9-20 And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Exodus 26:31-37 And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
Exodus 36:17 And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which c…
Exodus 39:40 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of…
Exodus 40:8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
1 Kings 6:36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
1 Kings 8:64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and me…
2 Chronicles 33:5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 27:9-19

Before the tabernacle there was to be a court or yard, enclosed with hangings of the finest linen that was used for tents. This court, according to the common computation of cubits, was fifty yards long, and twenty-five broad. Pillars were set up at convenient distances, in sockets of brass, the pillars filleted with silver, and silver tenter-hooks in them, on which the linen hangings were fastened: the hanging which served for the gate was finer than the rest, Exo 27:16. This court was a type of the church, enclosed and distinguished from the rest of the world, the enclosure supported by pillars, denoting the stability of the church, hung with the clean linen, which is said to be the righte…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 27:9

the court of the tabernacle--The enclosure in which the edifice stood was a rectangular court, extending rather more than fifty yards in length and half that space in breadth, and the enclosing parapet was about three yards or half the height of the tabernacle. That parapet consisted of a connected series of curtains, made of fine twined linen yarn, woven into a kind of network, so that the people could see through; but that large curtain which overhung the entrance was of a different texture, being embroidered and dyed with variegated colors, and it was furnished with cords for pulling it up or drawing it aside when the priests had occasion to enter. The curtains of this enclosure were supp…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 27:9

The court of the tabernacle - The tabernacle stood in an enclosure or court, open at the top. This court was made with pillars or posts, and hangings. It was one hundred cubits, or about fifty-eight yards and a half, in length; the breadth we learn from Exo 27:12, Exo 27:18; and five cubits, or nearly three yards, high, Exo 27:18. And as this was but half the height of the tabernacle, Exo 26:16, that sacred building might easily be seen by the people from without.

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Colour — The subject of colours holds an important place in the Scriptures. White occurs as the translation of various Hebrew words. It is applied to milk (Gen. 49:12), manna (Ex. 16:31), snow (Isa. 1:18),…
Court — The enclosure of the tabernacle (Ex. 27:9-19; 40:8), of the temple (1 Kings 6:36), of a prison (Neh. 3:25), of a private house (2 Sam. 17:18), and of a king’s palace (2 Kings 20:4).
Hanging — (as a punishment), a mark of infamy inflicted on the dead bodies of criminals (Deut. 21:23) rather than our modern mode of punishment. Criminals were first strangled and then hanged (Nu. 25:4; Deut.…
Tabernacle — (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., “Siccuth”). (3.) The human body (2 Cor.…
Linen · Curtains of the tabernacle ma — Curtains of the tabernacle ma
Tabernacle · The curtains of — The curtains of
Tapestry · Of the tabernacle — Of the tabernacle

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 27:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 27:9-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 27:9

Adam Clarke on Exodus 27:9

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 27:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 27:9-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 27:9

Adam Clarke on Exodus 27:9

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 27:9-19

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 27:9-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 27:9-19

Rashi on Exodus 27:9