Exodus 36:15

Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the construction phase of the tabernacle's outer tent, specifying the exact measurements for the eleven goat-hair curtains being prepared.

The words — אֹ֜רֶךְ ('O.rekh) signifies the length and רֹ֖חַב (Ro.chav) the breadth of הַ/יְרִיעָ֣ה (ha/y.ri.'Ah), the curtain.

The thread — This verse establishes the uniform dimensions for the tent covering, a prerequisite for the subsequent joining of the curtains into two complete sets recorded in Exodus 36:16.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that precise, identical measurements are structurally necessary for assembling the sanctuary's outer layer.

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The Hebrew words

אֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length of הַיְרִיעָ֣הha/y.ri.'Ahthe/ curtain הָאַחַ֗תha./'a.Chat<the>/ one שְׁלֹשִׁים֙she.lo.Shim[was] thirty בָּֽאַמָּ֔הba./'a.Mahby the/ cubit וְאַרְבַּ֣עve./'ar.Ba'and/ [was] four אַמּ֔וֹת'a.Motcubits רֹ֖חַבRo.chav[the] breadth of הַיְרִיעָ֣הha/y.ri.'Ahthe/ curtain הָאֶחָ֑תha./'e.Chat<the>/ one מִדָּ֣הmi.Dahsize אַחַ֔ת'a.Chatone לְעַשְׁתֵּ֥יle./'ash.Tei[belonged] to/ one [plus]עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.Rehten יְרִיעֹֽת׃ye.ri.'Otcurtains

King James Version

The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.