Exodus 38:15

And the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases as well.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the construction specifications for the tabernacle courtyard, detailing the measurements for the hanging curtains. This documentation occurs during the final inventory of the sanctuary's framework and materials.

The words — כָּתֵף (ka.Tef) translates literally to "side" or "wing," and שֵׁנִית (she.Nit) means "second." Together with קְלָעִים (ke.la.'Im) for "curtains," they designate the specific hangings positioned on the opposite flank of the entrance.

The thread — The measurement pattern repeats in Exodus 38:14 for the opposite flank, while Exodus 38:16 confirms the uniform material across all courtyard hangings. The structural symmetry continues in the detailed tabernacle blueprints of Exodus 26 and 27.

Why it lands — The text demands attention to exact dimensions and mirrored specifications in sacred construction. It requires the reader to recognize that worship space is defined by deliberate, unvarying obedience to the given measurements.

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The Hebrew words

וְלַכָּתֵ֣ףve./la./ka.Tefand/ for the/ side הַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha./she.Nit<the>/ second מִזֶּ֤הmi./Zehfrom/ this וּמִזֶּה֙u./mi./Zehand/ from/ this לְשַׁ֣עַרle./Sha.'arto/ [the] gate of הֶֽחָצֵ֔רhe./cha.Tzerthe/ courtyard קְלָעִ֕יםke.la.'Imcurtains חֲמֵ֥שׁcha.Mesh[were] fif-עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.Rehteen אַמָּ֑ה'a.Mahcubit[s]עַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei./Hempillars/ their שְׁלֹשָׁ֔הshe.lo.Shahthree וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve./'ad.nei./Hemand/ bases/ their שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.Shahthree

King James Version

And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.