the sockets around the court, the sockets of the gate of the court, all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins around the court.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.
- BSB the bases for the surrounding courtyard and its gate, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and its surrounding courtyard.
- NKJV the sockets for the court all around, the bases for the court gate, all the pegs for the tabernacle, and all the pegs for the court all around.
- NASB and the bases of the courtyard all around and the bases of the gate of the courtyard, and all the pegs of the tabernacle and all the pegs of the courtyard all around.
- NLT Bronze was also used to make the bases for the posts that supported the curtains around the courtyard, the bases for the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard, and all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard.
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Quick answer
The rest of the bronze made the courtyard's bases, the gate's bases, and all the tent pegs. The enclosure that set apart God's dwelling was completed.
Overview
This finishes the bronze inventory with the fittings that defined and secured the sacred courtyard. The boundary of pillars and pegs marked a clear separation between holy space and common ground, teaching Israel that God is set apart and approached on His terms. The careful completion of even the pegs underscores the wholehearted obedience that characterized the whole project.
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