Exodus 27:12

The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses on the architectural specifications for the tabernacle courtyard during the Israelites' wilderness journey.

The words — קְלָעִים (ke.la.'Im) refers to the woven hangings, and חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (cha.mi.Shim) specifies the exact quantity of fifty.

The thread — This measurement matches the eastern boundary in Exodus 27:13 and differs from the northern side’s hundred-cubit length in Exodus 27:11.

Why it lands — It requires precise construction of the western perimeter, ensuring the sacred enclosure meets the exact divine standard.

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The Hebrew words

וְרֹ֤חַבve./Ro.chavand/ [the] breadth of הֶֽחָצֵר֙he./cha.Tzerthe/ courtyard לִפְאַת־li/f.'at-to/ [the] side of יָ֔םYam[the] west קְלָעִ֖יםke.la.'Imcurtains חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.Shimfifty אַמָּ֑ה'a.Mahcubit[s]עַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei./Hempillars/ their עֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.Rahten וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve./'ad.nei./Hemand/ bases/ their עֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.Rahten

King James Version

And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.