the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
Parallel translations
- KJV The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,
- BSB the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;
- NKJV the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
- NASB the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;
- NLT the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
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Quick answer
The hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and sockets, and the gate screen are to be made.
Overview
The court's curtains enclosed the sacred space and marked off the single gate by which one entered God's dwelling. This boundary taught that access to God came only by His appointed way. The one entrance foreshadows Christ, the door through whom alone we come to the Father (John 10:9; 14:6).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Exod 27:9–19“You shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long for one side:
- Exod 38:9–20He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;
- 2 Sam 7:2the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but God’s ark dwells within curtains.”
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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