Exodus 35:17 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The curtains for the courtyard, the posts that hold them up, the bases that support the posts, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard,

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse lists specific materials needed to build the outer courtyard area of the tabernacle where people would gather to worship God.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Moses' detailed instructions to the Israelites for building the tabernacle, God's portable dwelling place among His people during their wilderness journey. The courtyard was the outer area where ordinary Israelites could come to bring their sacrifices and offerings, while only the priests could enter the inner sacred spaces.

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For the entrance to the courtyard, make a curtain that's thirty feet wide, made of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and fine twisted linen, decorated with embroidered designs. It should hang from four posts set in four bases.

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The curtain that served as the entrance to the courtyard was made with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet colors, using fine twisted linen. It was thirty feet long and seven and a half feet high, matching the other curtains around the courtyard.

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