Exodus 38:14

The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses records the construction specifications for the tabernacle courtyard as the Israelites assemble the sanctuary's physical framework.

The words — קְלָעִים (ke.la.'Im) refers to the woven hangings that form the enclosure, and עַמּוּדֵיהֶם ('a.mu.dei.Hem) identifies the supporting pillars that hold them in place.

The thread — The text repeats the fifteen-cubit measurement from the original command in Exodus 27:14 and matches Exodus 38:15, which records the identical specification for the opposite side of the entrance.

Why it lands — The verse requires precise measurement and structural order in building the worship space, treating divine instruction as a matter of exact execution rather than symbolic abstraction.

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The Hebrew words

קְלָעִ֛יםke.la.'Imcurtains חֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-fif-עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.Rehteen אַמָּ֖ה'a.Mahcubit[s]אֶל־'el-to הַכָּתֵ֑ףha./ka.Tefthe/ side עַמּוּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei./Hempillars/ their שְׁלֹשָׁ֔הshe.lo.Shahthree וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve./'ad.nei./Hemand/ bases/ their שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.Shahthree

King James Version

The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Cross-references

Exodus 27:14 Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,