And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
Parallel translations
- WEB For the north side one hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.
- BSB 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.
- NKJV On the north side the hangings were one hundred cubits long, with twenty pillars and their twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver.
- NASB For the north side there were a hundred cubits; their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.
- NLT He made a similar set of curtains for the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.
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Quick answer
The north side likewise had one hundred cubits of curtains on twenty bronze posts and bases with silver hooks. It mirrored the south side.
Overview
The symmetry of the north and south sides gave the courtyard balanced, orderly proportions. The matching materials again reflect the gradations of holiness in the sanctuary. The construction follows Exodus 27:11.
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