⁹“Make a courtyard^x for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits^c long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen, ¹⁰with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. ¹¹The north side shall also be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

¹²“The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits^d wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. ¹³On the east end, toward the sunrise, the courtyard shall also be fifty cubits wide. ¹⁴Curtains fifteen cubits^e long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, ¹⁵and curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on the other side, with three posts and three bases.

¹⁶“For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a curtain^y twenty cubits^f long, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer^z—with four posts and four bases. ¹⁷All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases. ¹⁸The courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide,^g with curtains of finely twisted linen five cubits^h high, and with bronze bases.

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Footnotes

cThat is, about 150 feet or about 45 meters; also in verse 11
dThat is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters; also in verse 13
eThat is, about 23 feet or about 6.8 meters; also in verse 15
fThat is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters
gThat is, about 150 feet long and 75 feet wide or about 45 meters long and 23 meters wide
hThat is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters

Cross references

x Ex 35:17; 40:8, 33; Lev 6:16, 26; Eze 40:14; 42:1
y Ex 40:33
z Ex 36:37