Bible Strands
Exodus 39:40
the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — Moses records the completed inventory of the tabernacle’s physical components to the Israelite leadership, concluding the structural assembly before introducing the priestly garments.
The words — קַלְעֵי (kal'ei) denotes the woven hangings, while עַמּוּדֶיהָ ('ammudeha) specifies the supporting pillars that secure the courtyard enclosure.
The thread — This inventory fulfills the initial construction command in Exodus 27:9 and follows immediately after the listing of the bronze altar in Exodus 39:39.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize the deliberate sequencing of sanctuary materials, where the outer boundary is finalized before the holy garments are introduced.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,
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,