Exodus 38:9 KJV
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Words Then and Now
- cubits a measure of length, about eighteen inches Webster’s 1828 · Cubit
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- The courtThe walls of the court being of curtains only, intimated that the state of the Jewish church itself was movable and changeable; and in due time to be taken...
Thompson Chains
- LinenSee the chain from Exodus 35:6 · 9 links
Parallel Passages
- Psalms 84:2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Exodus 27:9–19 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: …
- Exodus 40:8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
- Exodus 40:33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.
- 1 Kings 6:36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
- Psalms 84:2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
- Psalms 84:10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- Psalms 89:7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
- Psalms 92:13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
- Psalms 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
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Topics
- Israel The erection of the tabernacle; the manufacture of the appurtenances including the garments of the priests; and their sanctification
- Tabernacle The courtyard of Tabernacle
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he made וַיַּעַשׂ wayyaʿaś עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the court אֶת ʾet Object marker הֶחָצֵר heḥāṣēr חָצֵר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- on the south נֶגֶב negeb נֶגֶב Noun · masculine singular
- side לִפְאַת lipʾat פֵּאָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
- southward תֵּימָנָה têmānâ תֵּימָן Noun · feminine singular · with ending: toward
- the hangings קַלְעֵי qalʿê קֶלַע Noun · masculine plural construct
- of the court הֶחָצֵר heḥāṣēr חָצֵר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- fine twined מָשְׁזָר māšĕzār שָׁזַר Verb · hophal passive participle, masculine singular
- linen שֵׁשׁ šēš שֵׁשׁ Number · feminine singular
- an hundred מֵאָה mēʾâ מֵאָה Number · masculine or feminine singular
- cubits בָּאַמָּה bāʾammâ אַמָּה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
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