The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.
Parallel translations
- WEB The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty every where, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.
- BSB The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.
- NKJV The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits, made of fine woven linen, and its sockets of bronze.
- NASB The length of the courtyard shall be a hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits of fine twisted linen, and their bases of bronze.
- NLT So the entire courtyard will be 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, with curtain walls 7-1/2 feet high, made from finely woven linen. The bases for the posts will be made of bronze.
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Quick answer
The court measured one hundred cubits long, fifty wide, and five high, screened with fine linen on bronze sockets. This summarizes the courtyard's dimensions.
Overview
The verse gives the overall size of the enclosure — a defined, rectangular sacred space marked off by white linen. The fixed boundaries set the holy apart from the common camp. The fine white linen surrounding God's dwelling suggests the righteousness required to draw near, ultimately provided in Christ.
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