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

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.

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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

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

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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