For the width of the courtyard on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten bases.
Parallel translations
- WEB For the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
- KJV And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
- BSB The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.
- NKJV “And along the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten sockets.
- NLT The curtains on the west end of the courtyard will be 75 feet long, supported by ten posts set into ten bases.
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Quick answer
The west side had hangings of fifty cubits on ten pillars with ten sockets. This formed the shorter rear wall of the court.
Overview
The courtyard's western end, half the length of the sides, was screened by fifty cubits of hangings on ten pillars. The proportions gave the court a rectangular shape with its entrance to the east. The careful dimensions reflect the deliberate ordering of the sacred enclosure.
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