Exodus 38:9

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“Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,”

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BSBPD

“Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he maketh the court; at the south side southward, the hangings of the court of twined linen, a hundred by the cubit,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 38:9 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 27:9You 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,
  2. Exodus 40:8Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.
  3. Exodus 40:33And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
  4. Numbers 3:26the 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.
  5. 1 Kings 6:36Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.
  6. Psalms 84:2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
  7. Psalms 84:10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
  8. Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
  9. Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
  10. Psalms 100:4Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.

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