Exodus 38:11

The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator records the tabernacle courtyard's specifications while Israel remains at Sinai, detailing the exact dimensions and materials for the north boundary.

The words — The Hebrew פְּאַת צָפוֹן (pe'at tzafon) literally renders "side of the north," and אַדְנֵיהֶם (adneyhem) directly translates to "their bases."

The thread — This measurement mirrors the south side in Exodus 38:10 and contrasts with the narrower west side in Exodus 38:12, forming a complete rectangular enclosure.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that sacred space is defined by exact measurements and designated materials, not by human convenience or aesthetic preference.

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The Hebrew words

וְלִפְאַ֤תve./li/f.'Atand/ for/ [the] side of צָפוֹן֙tza.fOn[the] north מֵאָ֣הme.'Ahone hundred בָֽאַמָּ֔הva./'a.Mahby the/ cubit עַמּוּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei./Hempillars/ their עֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.Rimtwenty וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥םve./'ad.nei./Hemand/ bases/ their עֶשְׂרִ֖ים'es.Rimtwenty נְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shet[were] bronze וָוֵ֧יva.Vei[the] hooks of הָֽעַמּוּדִ֛יםha./'a.mu.Dimthe/ pillars וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םva./cha.shu.kei./Hemand/ bands/ their כָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sef[were] silver

King James Version

And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.