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Exodus 27:11
Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Moses on Mount Sinai, detailing the construction specifications for the tabernacle courtyard. The instruction follows the description of the south side and precedes the west side layout.
The words — The term קְלָעִ֖ים (qəla‘îm) refers to the woven hangings or curtains that form the enclosure. The phrase בָּ/אֹ֔רֶךְ (bə’ōrekh) literally means "in length," marking the measured span of the northern barrier.
The thread — The same structural pattern appears in the south side (Exodus 27:10) and west side (Exodus 27:12) descriptions. Each side repeats the formula of measured curtains, numbered posts, and metal bases to define the courtyard.
Why it lands — The text requires exact adherence to divine measurements for the northern boundary. It asks the reader to recognize that sacred space is defined by precise specifications rather than human convenience.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.