Exodus 35:17

the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses relays divine instructions to the Israelites detailing the construction specifications for the tabernacle’s outer enclosure.

The words — The Hebrew קַלְעֵי (kal'Ei) literally means "curtains," and אֲדָנֶיהָ ('a.daneha) translates to "its bases," identifying the primary architectural elements of the boundary.

The thread — This inventory of courtyard materials directly echoes the initial command in Exodus 27:9 and the later execution record in Exodus 38:9.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that worship is bound to exact physical specifications before any theological application is drawn.

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The Hebrew words

אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>קַלְעֵ֣יkal.'Ei[the] curtains of הֶחָצֵ֔רhe./cha.Tzerthe/ courtyard אֶת־'et-<obj.>עַמֻּדָ֖יו'a.mu.Da/vpillars/ its וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>אֲדָנֶ֑יהָ'a.da.Nei./habases/ its וְאֵ֕תve./'Etand/ <obj.>מָסַ֖ךְma.Sakh[the] screen of שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar[the] gate of הֶחָצֵֽר׃he./cha.Tzerthe/ courtyard

King James Version

The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,

Cross-references

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,
Exodus 38:9 Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,
2 Samuel 7:2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”