Exodus 38:8-10
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Large Basin
8 He made a large bronze basin. Its pedestal also was bronze. He made it from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
The Courtyard
9 He made the courtyard. For the south side of the courtyard he made hangings of fine woven linen, one hundred fifty feet long for that side. 10 He made twenty posts for it and twenty bronze socket bases for them. The hooks for the posts and the connectors were silver.[a]
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- Exodus 38:10 It is not clear if this refers to bands connecting the hooks to the posts or to connecting rods between the posts.
Exodus 38:8-10
King James Version
8 And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
9 And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
10 Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
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Exodus 38:8-10
English Standard Version
Making the Bronze Basin
8 (A)He made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze, from the mirrors of the (B)ministering women who ministered in the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Making the Court
9 (C)And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits; 10 their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
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Exodus 38:8-10
New King James Version
Making the Bronze Laver
8 He made (A)the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
Making the Court of the Tabernacle(B)
9 Then he made (C)the court on the south side; the hangings of the court were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long. 10 There were twenty pillars for them, with twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver.
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Exodus 38:8-10
New International Version
The Basin for Washing
8 They made the bronze basin(A) and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women(B) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
The Courtyard(C)
9 Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits[a] long and had curtains of finely twisted linen, 10 with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
Footnotes
- Exodus 38:9 That is, about 150 feet or about 45 meters
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