KJV ORIGINAL
The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Each board was ten cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse gives the specific measurements for the wooden boards used to build God's tabernacle.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the detailed account of building the tabernacle, God's portable dwelling place among the Israelites during their wilderness journey. The skilled craftsmen Bezalel and Oholiab were following God's precise instructions given to Moses on Mount Sinai. A cubit was approximately 18 inches, so these boards were about 15 feet long and 2.25 feet wide.
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