Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely twisted linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, the breadth fifty, and the height five cubits, with hangings of fine twined linen and bases of bronze. Berean Standard Bible 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. Berean Literal Bible The length of the court is a hundred by the cubit, and the width fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, of finely woven linen, and their bases of bronze. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible 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. NASB 1995 “The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits of fine twisted linen, and their sockets of bronze. NASB 1977 “The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits of fine twisted linen, and their sockets of bronze. Legacy Standard Bible The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits of fine twisted linen, and their bases of bronze. Amplified Bible The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the width fifty [cubits] throughout, and the height five cubits of fine twisted linen, and their sockets of bronze. Berean Annotated Bible The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide <150 ft x 75 ft / 45.7 m x 22.9 m>, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high <7.5 ft / 2.3 m>, and with bronze bases. Christian Standard Bible The courtyard is to be 150 feet long, 75 feet wide at each end, and 7 1 /2 feet high, all of it made of finely spun linen. The bases of the posts are to be bronze. Holman Christian Standard Bible The length of the courtyard is to be 150 feet, the width 75 feet at each end, and the height 7 1/2 feet, all of it made of finely spun linen. The bases of the posts must be bronze. American Standard Version The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The courtyard should be 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 7 1/2 feet high, with [curtains] made of fine linen yarn and with bronze bases. Good News Translation The enclosure is to be 50 yards long, 25 yards wide, and 2½ yards high. The curtains are to be made of fine linen and the bases of bronze. International Standard Version The length of the court is to be 100 cubits, the width 50 cubits, and the height five cubits, with the hangings of fine woven linen, and the sockets of bronze. NET Bible The length of the courtyard is to be one hundred fifty feet and the width seventy-five feet, and the height of the fine twisted linen hangings is to be seven and a half feet, with their bronze bases. New Heart English Bible The length of the court shall be one hundred seventy-two feet three inches, and the breadth eighty-six feet one inch every where, and the height eight feet seven inches, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of bronze. Webster's Bible Translation The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the hight five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThe 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. World English Bible The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of bronze. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe length of the court [is] one hundred by the cubit, and the breadth fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, of twined linen, and their sockets [are] bronze; Berean Literal Bible The length of the court is a hundred by the cubit, and the width fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, of finely woven linen, and their bases of bronze. Young's Literal Translation The length of the court is a hundred by the cubit, and the breadth fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, of twined linen, and their sockets are brass, Smith's Literal Translation The length of the enclosure a hundred by cubits, and the breadth, fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits of twisted byssus, and the bases brass. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn length the court shall take up a hundred cubits, in breadth fifty, the height shall be of five cubits, and it shall be made of fine twisted linen, and shall have sockets of brass. Catholic Public Domain Version In length, the atrium shall occupy one hundred cubits, in width, fifty; the height shall be of five cubits. And it shall be made of fine twisted linen, and it shall have bases of brass. New American Bible The court is to be one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and five cubits high. Fine linen twined must be used, and the pedestals must be of bronze. New Revised Standard Version The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, the width fifty, and the height five cubits, with hangings of fine twisted linen and bases of bronze. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, the breadth fifty everywhere, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen and their sockets of brass. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the length of the courtyard a hundred cubits, and its width, fifty each, and its height, five cubits of fine woven white linen, and their sockets of brass. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the length of the court shall be a hundred cubits on each side, and the breadth fifty on each side, and the height five cubits of fine linen spun, and their sockets of brass. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Courtyard…17All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases. 18The 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. 19All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.… Cross References The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, Exodus 38:9-13 Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. / 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. … Ezekiel 40:47 Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple. Numbers 3:26 the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items. with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, Exodus 38:16-18 All the curtains around the courtyard were made of finely spun linen. / The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands were silver, and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver. / The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high, Numbers 4:25-26 They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, / the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items. Revelation 19:8 She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. and with bronze bases. Exodus 38:30-31 He used it to make the bases for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar and its bronze grating, all the utensils for the altar, / the bases for the surrounding courtyard and its gate, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and its surrounding courtyard. Exodus 26:37 Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold, use hooks of gold, and cast five bronze bases for them. 1 Kings 7:27-37 In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. / This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights, / and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work. … Numbers 4:26 the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items. 1 Kings 6:36 Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams. 1 Kings 7:12 The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD. Ezekiel 40:17-20 Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement, / which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement. / Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north. … Ezekiel 42:15-20 Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around: / With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long. / He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long. … 2 Chronicles 4:9 He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze. Isaiah 54:2 “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep. Treasury of Scripture 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. length of the court Exodus 27:9-12 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side: … fifty every where Heb. Jump to Previous Bases Best Brass Breadth Bronze Byssus Copper Court Courtyard Cubits Curtains Everywhere Fifty Fine Finely Five Hangings Height Hight Hundred Length Linen Open Sides Sockets Space Throughout Twined Twisted Wide WidthJump to Next Bases Best Brass Breadth Bronze Byssus Copper Court Courtyard Cubits Curtains Everywhere Fifty Fine Finely Five Hangings Height Hight Hundred Length Linen Open Sides Sockets Space Throughout Twined Twisted Wide WidthExodus 27 1. The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof9. The court of the tabernacle enclosed with hangings and pillars 18. The measure of the court, and the furniture of brass 20. The oil for the lamp The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide The dimensions of the courtyard reflect the order and precision that God required in the construction of the Tabernacle. A cubit is generally considered to be about 18 inches, making the courtyard approximately 150 feet long and 75 feet wide. This size allowed for the necessary space for the Israelites to gather and for the priests to perform their duties. The rectangular shape is significant, as it mirrors the shape of the Tabernacle itself, emphasizing the importance of symmetry and order in worship. The courtyard served as a boundary, separating the sacred space from the common, symbolizing the holiness of God and the separation from sin. with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high and with bronze bases Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the Tabernacle from God on Mount Sinai. 2. The Tabernacle A portable sanctuary where God dwelled among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness. 3. The Courtyard The outer area of the Tabernacle, which was enclosed by curtains and served as a place for the Israelites to gather and offer sacrifices. 4. The Israelites The chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and were journeying to the Promised Land. 5. Mount Sinai The mountain where Moses received the Law and the instructions for the Tabernacle from God. Teaching Points God's Attention to DetailThe specific dimensions and materials for the Tabernacle's courtyard reflect God's meticulous nature and His desire for order and beauty in worship. Holiness and Separation The courtyard's design signifies the separation between the holy and the common, reminding believers of the call to live set apart for God. Approach to Worship The structure of the Tabernacle, including the courtyard, teaches the importance of approaching God with reverence and according to His instructions. Symbolism of Materials The use of bronze, linen, and other materials in the Tabernacle points to deeper spiritual truths, such as purity, strength, and the refining process. Community and Worship The courtyard served as a gathering place for the Israelites, highlighting the communal aspect of worship and the importance of fellowship among believers. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Exodus 27:18?2. How does Exodus 27:18 reflect God's attention to detail in worship? 3. What significance do the courtyard dimensions hold for the Israelites' worship practices? 4. How can Exodus 27:18 inspire our approach to church architecture today? 5. What parallels exist between Exodus 27:18 and 1 Corinthians 14:40 on orderliness? 6. How can we apply the principle of "all of one measure" in life? 7. What is the significance of the courtyard dimensions in Exodus 27:18 for ancient Israelite worship? 8. How do the measurements in Exodus 27:18 reflect God's order and precision? 9. Why does Exodus 27:18 emphasize specific dimensions for the tabernacle courtyard? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Exodus 27? 11. What is the purpose of the Brazen Altar? 12. What was Moses' Tabernacle? 13. Exodus 27:1-8: How could the Israelites feasibly construct and transport such a large bronze-covered acacia wood altar during prolonged desert wanderings? 14. In Psalm 84:3, how could birds nest on the altar if it was used for sacrifices? What Does Exodus 27:18 Mean The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits longExodus 27:18 opens with a clear, measurable dimension—“a hundred cubits long” (about 150 ft / 45 m). Taking the text at face value, God was not giving symbolic figures but literal ones for the tabernacle’s outer court. This fixed length underscores: • Orderly worship: God’s people could see with their own eyes that their worship space was defined, not haphazard (cf. 1 Corinthians 14:40). • Accessibility: A hundred-cubit span provided ample room for the tribes to gather around, yet it was still intimate enough for everyone to observe the priestly ministry (cf. Numbers 2:2). • Covenant consistency: The length matches the description repeated in Exodus 38:9-11, showing Moses’ obedience and God’s unchanging plan. and fifty cubits wide The stated width (about 75 ft / 22.5 m) balanced the rectangle, giving the courtyard a 2-to-1 proportion. That symmetry communicates: • Harmony in worship—mirrored in the later temple dimensions (1 Kings 6:16-17). • A visual reminder that God’s order governs all creation (cf. Genesis 1:31). • Practical flow: lines of people bringing sacrifices could move without crowding (cf. Leviticus 1:3-5). with curtains of finely spun linen Finely spun linen formed the walls: • Purity: Linen’s bright white naturally signified holiness (Revelation 19:8). The people saw a constant, tangible sermon on God’s spotless character. • Separation: The fabric created a boundary between common life and sacred service (2 Corinthians 6:17). • Unity: The same linen surrounded every side, reminding Israel that all tribes shared one covenant enclosure (Ephesians 2:14). five cubits high At roughly 7½ ft (2.25 m), the height: • Prevented casual, irreverent observation—worshipers had to enter through the gate (John 10:9). • Yet was not so tall as to feel forbidding; those inside could still see the camp beyond, illustrating God’s presence among His people (Exodus 25:8). • Matched the altar’s height (Exodus 27:1), keeping eye-level focus on the place of sacrifice—pointing forward to the cross (Hebrews 9:11-12). and with bronze bases Every pillar stood in a bronze socket: • Strength: Bronze endures heat, fitting for a courtyard where offerings burned continually (Leviticus 6:12-13). • Judgment satisfied: Bronze often pictures judgment absorbed (Numbers 21:9; Revelation 1:15). The courtyard’s foundation hinted that God’s justice would be met, ultimately in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21). • Stability: Solid bases kept the linen taut against wind, showing that divine standards do not shift with culture (Malachi 3:6). summary Exodus 27:18 provides more than construction data; every literal detail—length, width, linen, height, and bronze—preaches the holiness, order, and redemptive purpose of God. The courtyard’s precise rectangle formed a welcoming yet guarded space where Israel could approach the Lord through sacrifice, foreshadowing our secure access to God through Jesus Christ. (18) The length . . . an hundred cubits.--Comp. Exodus 27:9, where this is given as the length of the hangings.The breadth fifty.--Comp. Exodus 27:12. The height five cubits.--This had not been previously either stated or implied. It has been noted that, with one exception, all the measurements of the tabernacle and the court, as distinct from the furniture, are either five cubits or some multiple of five. The one exception is the length of the inner covering (Exodus 26:2), which was determined by the pitch of the roof. Verse 18. - The length and the breadth of the court had been already implied in what had been said of the external screen-work, or "hangings" (vers. 9 and 12). What this verse adds is the height of the pillars, which was five cubits, or seven feet six inches. CHAPTER 27:19 |
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