Exodus 39:40
New International Version
the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;

New Living Translation
the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs; all the furnishings to be used in worship at the Tabernacle;

English Standard Version
the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs; and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

Berean Standard Bible
the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;

King James Bible
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 the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,

New King James Version
the hangings of the court, its pillars and its sockets, the screen for the court gate, its cords, and its pegs; all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

New American Standard Bible
the hangings for the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and its pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

NASB 1995
the hangings for the court, its pillars and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords and its pegs and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

NASB 1977
the hangings for the court, its pillars and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords and its pegs and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

Legacy Standard Bible
the hangings for the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords and its pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

Amplified Bible
the curtains of the courtyard, its support poles and sockets, and the screen (curtain) for the courtyard gate, its cords and pegs, and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the Tent of Meeting [of God with His people];

Christian Standard Bible
the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, the screen for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the furnishings for the service of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, the screen for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;

American Standard Version
the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

Contemporary English Version
the curtain with its posts and cords, and its pegs and stands that go around the courtyard; everything needed for the sacred tent;

English Revised Version
the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the curtains for the courtyard, the posts, bases, and screen for the entrance to the courtyard, the ropes and pegs-all the equipment needed for the service of the inner tent (the tent of meeting)-

Good News Translation
the curtains for the enclosure and its posts and bases; the curtain for the entrance of the enclosure and its ropes; the Tent pegs; all the equipment to be used in the Tent;

International Standard Version
the hangings for the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, its pegs, all the furnishings for the service of the tent, for the Tent of Meeting,

Majority Standard Bible
the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;

NET Bible
the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway of the courtyard, its ropes and its tent pegs, and all the furnishings for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

New Heart English Bible
the hangings of the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, its pins, all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the Tent of Meeting,

Webster's Bible Translation
The hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the hanging for the court-gate, its cords, and its pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,

World English Bible
the hangings of the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, its pins, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the Tent of Meeting,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets; and the covering for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pins; and all the vessels of the service of the Dwelling Place, for the Tent of Meeting;

Young's Literal Translation
The hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets; and the covering for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pins; and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

Smith's Literal Translation
The curtains of the enclosure, its pillars, and its bases, and the covering for the gate of the enclosure, its cords, and its pegs, and all the vessels of the service of the dwelling for the tent of appointment;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The hanging in the entry of the court, and the little cords, and the pins thereof. Nothing was wanting of the vessels, that were commanded to be made for the ministry of the tabernacle, and for the roof of the covenant.

Catholic Public Domain Version
the hanging at the entrance of the atrium, and their little cords and pegs. Nothing was lacking of the articles that were commanded to be made for the ministry of the tabernacle and for the covering of the covenant.

New American Bible
the hangings of the court with their columns and pedestals, the curtain for the gate of the court with its ropes and tent pegs, all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting;

New Revised Standard Version
the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs; and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The hangings of the court, its pillars, its sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, its cords, its pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle of the congregation,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the curtains of the courtyard and its pillars, and its sockets, and the covering of the gates of the courtyard, and its cords, and its nails and all the implements of the labor of the Time Tabernacle,
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and the curtains of the court, and the posts, and the veil of the door of the tabernacle, and the gate of the court, and all the vessels of the tabernacle and all its instruments: and the skins, even rams' skins dyed red, and the blue coverings, and the coverings of the other things, and the pins, and all the instruments for the works of the tabernacle of witness.

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Context
Moses Approves the Work
39the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand; 40 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting; 41and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.…

Cross References
Exodus 26:1-37
“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them. / Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size. / Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well. ...

Exodus 27:9-19
You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts. / Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. ...

Exodus 36:8-38
All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them. / Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size. / And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well. ...

Exodus 38:9-20
Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. / The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. ...

Numbers 3:25-26
The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, / the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.

Numbers 4:25-26
They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, / the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.

1 Kings 6:1-38
In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD. / The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. ...

1 Kings 7:13-51
Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. / He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work. / He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. ...

2 Chronicles 3:1-14
Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. / Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. / The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. ...

2 Chronicles 4:1-22
He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. / He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. / Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. ...

Hebrews 8:5
The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

Hebrews 9:1-5
Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. / A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, ...

Hebrews 9:6-10
When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties. / But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. / By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. ...

Revelation 11:19
Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

Revelation 15:5
After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.


Treasury of Scripture

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Exodus 39
1. The cloths of service and holy garments.
2. The ephod
8. The breast-plate
22. The robe of the ephod
27. The coats, mitre, and girdle of fine linen
30. The plate of the holy crown
32. All is finished, reviewed, and approved by Moses














the curtains of the courtyard
The Hebrew word for "curtains" is "yĕriy`ah," which refers to the fabric panels used to enclose the sacred space. These curtains were not merely functional but symbolized the separation between the holy and the common. The courtyard served as a boundary, marking the area where the Israelites could approach God. This separation underscores the holiness of God and the need for reverence when entering His presence.

with its posts and bases
The "posts" (Hebrew: "ʿammud") and "bases" (Hebrew: "ʾeden") were structural elements that provided stability to the courtyard. The posts were likely made of acacia wood, a durable material, and the bases were probably bronze, signifying strength and endurance. This construction reflects the permanence and steadfastness of God's covenant with His people, as well as the order and precision required in worship.

the curtain for the gate of the courtyard
The "curtain" (Hebrew: "masak") for the gate was the entrance to the courtyard, symbolizing access to God. This entrance was a reminder that while God is holy and separate, He also provides a way for His people to come to Him. The design and placement of this curtain highlight the balance between God's transcendence and His immanence.

its ropes and tent pegs
The "ropes" (Hebrew: "ʿaboth") and "tent pegs" (Hebrew: "yathed") were essential for securing the structure. These elements, though seemingly minor, were crucial for maintaining the integrity of the tabernacle. They remind us that every detail in God's plan is significant, and even the smallest components have a purpose in His divine order.

and all the furnishings for the service of the tabernacle
The "furnishings" (Hebrew: "kĕliy") included all the items used in the worship and rituals within the tabernacle. Each piece had a specific function and meaning, contributing to the overall purpose of glorifying God. This phrase emphasizes the comprehensive nature of worship, where every aspect of service is dedicated to honoring the Lord.

the Tent of Meeting
The "Tent of Meeting" (Hebrew: "ʾohel mo`ed") was the central place where God met with Moses and the Israelites. It was a sacred space of divine-human interaction, representing God's desire to dwell among His people. This term encapsulates the heart of the tabernacle's purpose: to be a place of communion and covenant between God and His chosen people.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
the curtains
קַלְעֵ֨י (qal·‘ê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7050: A sling, a, screen, the valve

of the courtyard
הֶחָצֵ֜ר (he·ḥā·ṣêr)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet

with its posts
עַמֻּדֶ֣יהָ (‘am·mu·ḏe·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform

and bases,
אֲדָנֶ֗יהָ (’ă·ḏā·ne·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 134: A base, pedestal

the curtain
הַמָּסָךְ֙ (ham·mā·sāḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4539: A covering, screen

for the gate
לְשַׁ֣עַר (lə·ša·‘ar)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

of the courtyard,
הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר (he·ḥā·ṣêr)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet

its ropes
מֵיתָרָ֖יו (mê·ṯā·rāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4340: A cord, the string

and tent pegs,
וִיתֵדֹתֶ֑יהָ (wî·ṯê·ḏō·ṯe·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3489: A peg, pin

and all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the equipment
כְּלֵ֛י (kə·lê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

for the service
עֲבֹדַ֥ת (‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5656: Work of any kind

of the tabernacle,
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן (ham·miš·kān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4908: A residence, the Tabernacle

the Tent
לְאֹ֥הֶל (lə·’ō·hel)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 168: A tent

of Meeting;
מוֹעֵֽד׃ (mō·w·‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting


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