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Exodus 27:16

Exodus 27:16
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework : and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits,.... Which, with the fifteen on each side, make the fifty cubits, the breadth of the court eastward, Exo 27:13, this hanging was…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Exodus 27:9-19

The court of the tabernacle - (Compare Exo 38:9-20) Exo 27:9 The south side southward - The south side on the right. See Exo 26:18. Exo 27:10 Sockets - Bases. See Exo 26:19. Fillets - Rather,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And for the gate of the court - It appears that the hangings of this gate were of the same materials and workmanship with that of the inner covering of the tabernacle, and the outer and inner veil.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 27:9-19

Before the tabernacle there was to be a court or yard, enclosed with hangings of the finest linen that was used for tents. This court, according to the common computation of cubits, was fifty yards…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The screenfor the gate of the court. This was of the same richly coloured materials, the -work of the embroiderer," as the screen at the entrance to the Dwelling (Exo 26:36).