Exodus 38:13
New International Version
The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide.

New Living Translation
The east end, the front, was also 75 feet long.

English Standard Version
And for the front to the east, fifty cubits.

Berean Standard Bible
And the east side, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits long.

King James Bible
And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

New King James Version
For the east side the hangings were fifty cubits.

New American Standard Bible
For the east side, fifty cubits.

NASB 1995
For the east side fifty cubits.

NASB 1977
And for the east side fifty cubits.

Legacy Standard Bible
For the east side toward the sunrise fifty cubits.

Amplified Bible
For the east side [the front of the courtyard, there were curtains of] fifty cubits.

Christian Standard Bible
And for the east side toward the sunrise, 75 feet long,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The hangings on the east toward the sunrise were also 75 feet in length.

American Standard Version
And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

English Revised Version
And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The east side, facing the rising sun, was 75 feet [wide].

Good News Translation
On the east side, where the entrance was, the enclosure was also 25 yards wide.

International Standard Version
The east side was 50 cubits long.

Majority Standard Bible
And the east side, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits long.

NET Bible
For the east side, toward the sunrise, it was seventy-five feet wide,

New Heart English Bible
For the east side eastward eighty-six feet one inch.

Webster's Bible Translation
And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

World English Bible
For the east side eastward fifty cubits,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and at the east side eastward, fifty cubits.

Young's Literal Translation
and at the east side eastward fifty cubits.

Smith's Literal Translation
And for the east side from the sun rising, fifty cubits.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover towards the east he prepared hangings of fifty cubits:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Furthermore, toward the east, he prepared hangings of fifty cubits:

New American Bible
On the east side the court was fifty cubits.

New Revised Standard Version
And for the front to the east, fifty cubits.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And to the side of the wind of the east, the hangings of fifty cubits.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And on the east side curtains of fifty cubits of fifteen cubits behind,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Tabernacle Courtyard
12The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. 13And the east side, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits long. 14The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.…

Cross References
Exodus 27:9-19
You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts. / Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. ...

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.

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.

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.

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. ...

John 2:14-16
In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. / To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

Matthew 21:12-13
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

Mark 11:15-17
When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

Luke 19:45-46
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

Hebrews 9:1-5
Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. / A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, ...

Revelation 11:1-2
Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.

Exodus 40:8
Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.


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Exodus 38
1. The altar of burnt offering
8. The laver of brass
9. The court, and its hangings
21. The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied














The east side
The phrase "the east side" refers to the orientation of the Tabernacle's courtyard. In ancient Israelite culture, the east held significant spiritual symbolism. It was the direction from which light dawned, symbolizing new beginnings and divine revelation. The Hebrew word for east, "qedem," also conveys the idea of antiquity and eternity, suggesting a connection to God's eternal nature. The east side of the Tabernacle being mentioned first may indicate the importance of aligning oneself with God's light and guidance.

was also
The use of "was also" indicates continuity and uniformity in the design of the Tabernacle's courtyard. This reflects the order and precision that God commanded in the construction of the Tabernacle, emphasizing His nature as a God of order and detail. The repetition of measurements and descriptions throughout the construction narrative underscores the importance of obedience to God's specific instructions.

fifty cubits long
The measurement "fifty cubits long" provides a specific dimension for the east side of the courtyard. A cubit, an ancient unit of length, is generally considered to be about 18 inches or 45 centimeters. Thus, fifty cubits would be approximately 75 feet or 22.5 meters. The number fifty in the Bible often symbolizes completeness or fullness, as seen in the Year of Jubilee, which occurred every fifty years and was a time of liberation and restoration. This measurement could symbolize the completeness and sufficiency of God's provision and presence within the Tabernacle, serving as a reminder of His covenant faithfulness to His people.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And the east
קֵ֥דְמָה (qê·ḏə·māh)
Adverb | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time

side,
וְלִפְאַ֛ת (wə·lip̄·’aṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity

toward the sunrise,
מִזְרָ֖חָה (miz·rā·ḥāh)
Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4217: Place of sunrise, the east

[was also] fifty
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים (ḥă·miš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 2572: Fifty

cubits [long].
אַמָּֽה׃ (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base


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