Exodus 27:16

27:15 And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

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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For the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.

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.

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

27:17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.

What does Exodus 27:16 mean?

Exodus 27:16 is a verse in the book of Exodus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שַׁעַר (shaʻar), חָצֵר (châtsêr), מָסָךְ (mâçâk). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

And

for

the

gateשַׁעַרshaʻar/shah'-ar/H8179an opening, i.e. door or gate

the

courtחָצֵרchâtsêr/khaw-tsare'/H2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)

shall

hangingמָסָךְmâçâk/maw-sawk'/H4539a cover, i.e. veil

twentyעֶשְׂרִיםʻesrîym/es-reem'/H6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth

cubits,אַמָּהʼammâh/am-maw'/H520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)

blue,תְּכֵלֶתtᵉkêleth/tek-ay'-leth/H8504the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith

and

purple,אַרְגָּמָןʼargâmân/ar-gaw-mawn'/H713purple (the color or the dyed stuff)

and

scarlet,שָׁנִיshânîy/shaw-nee'/H8144crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it

and

fine

twinedשָׁזַרshâzar/shaw-zar'/H7806to twist (a thread of straw)

linen,שֵׁשׁshêsh/shaysh/H8336bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble

wrought

with

needlework:רָקַםrâqam/raw-kam'/H7551to variegate color, i.e. embroider; by implication, to fabricate

and

their

pillarsעַמּוּדʻammûwd/am-mood'/H5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform

shall

four,אַרְבַּעʼarbaʻ/ar-bah'/H702four

and

their

socketsאֶדֶןʼeden/eh'-den/H134a basis (of a building, a column, etc.)

four.אַרְבַּעʼarbaʻ/ar-bah'/H702four

Commentary on Exodus 27:16

HENRY_FULL · Exodus 27:9–19

southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side: 10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. 11 And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12 And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. 13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. 14 The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. 15 And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. 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. 17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass. 18 The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty everywhere, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. 19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass. 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 long, and twenty-five broad. Pillars were set up at convenient distances, in sockets of brass, the pillars filleted with silver, and silver tenter-hooks in them, on which the linen hangings were fastened: the hanging which served for the gate was finer than the rest, v. 16 . This court was a type of the church, enclosed and distinguished from the rest of the world, the enclosure supported by pillars, denoting the stability of the church, hung with the clean linen, which is said to be the righteousness of saints, Rev. xix. 8 . These were the courts David longed for and coveted to reside in ( Ps. lxxxiv. 2 , 10 ), and into which the people of God entered with praise and thanksgiving ( Ps. c. 4 ); yet this court would contain but a few worshippers. Thanks be to God, now, under the gospel, the enclosure is taken down. God's will is that men pray everywhere; and there is room for all that in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ. 20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 26:31

And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

Exodus 26:36

And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.

Exodus 28:39

And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.

Exodus 36:37

And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; of needlework: Heb. the work of a needleworker or, embroiderer

Exodus 39:29

And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Judges 5:30

Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? every: Heb. the head of a man

Psalms 45:14

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Exodus 27:16.

Exodus 38:18

And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.

Exodus 36:37

And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; of needlework: Heb. the work of a needleworker or, embroiderer

Exodus 26:1

Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. of cunning: Heb. the work of a cunning workman, or, embroiderer

Exodus 26:31

And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

Exodus 26:36

And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.

Exodus 28:15

And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

Exodus 28:33

And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: hem: or, skirts

Exodus 28:5

And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

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What does Exodus 27:16 say?

Exodus 27:16 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Exodus 27:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Exodus 27:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Exodus.

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