Exodus 27:14

Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God gives Moses detailed architectural instructions for the tabernacle courtyard. The verse specifies the dimensions and supporting hardware for the linen curtains on one side of the enclosure.

The words — קְלָעִים (qela‘im) refers to the woven curtains, while עַמּוּדֵי (‘ammude) and אֲדָנֵי (‘ădaney) denote the wooden posts and their bronze bases. The text pairs these structural elements with the measurement fifteen cubits to define the side panel.

The thread — This specification mirrors the opposite side in Exodus 27:15 and aligns with the courtyard layout in Exodus 27:9. The same material and dimensional logic applies to the entrance covering in Exodus 26:36.

Why it lands — The text requires exact measurements and standardized components for the sacred boundary. A reader must apply precision to the physical preparation of the worship space rather than treating it as symbolic.

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The Hebrew words

וַחֲמֵ֨שׁva./cha.Meshand/ [will be] fif-עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.Rehteen אַמָּ֛ה'a.Mahcubit[s]קְלָעִ֖יםke.la.'Imcurtains לַכָּתֵ֑ףla./ka.Teffor the/ side עַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei./Hempillars/ their שְׁלֹשָׁ֔הshe.lo.Shahthree וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve./'ad.nei./Hemand/ bases/ their שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.Shahthree

King James Version

The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Cross-references

Exodus 26:36 For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
Exodus 27:9 You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,