Exodus 27:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. | The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases. | And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and for [the] gate of | וּלְשַׁ֨עַר | u-le-SHA-'ar | H8179G | gateשַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) : gate 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven |
| the courtyard | הֶֽחָצֵ֜ר | he-cha-TZER | H2691A | courtחָצֵר (cha.tser) 1) court, enclosure 1a) enclosures 1b) court |
| a screen | מָסָ֣ךְ׀ | ma-SAKH | H4539 | coveringמָסָךְ (ma.sakh) 1) covering, rag, screen 1a) covering 1b) screen (of the tabernacle) |
| twenty | עֶשְׂרִ֣ים | 'es-RIM | H6242 | twentyעֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) twenty, twentieth Aramaic equivalent: es.rin (עֶשְׂרִין "twenty" H6243) |
| cubit[s] | אַמָּ֗ה | 'a-MAH | H0520A | cubitאַמָּה (am.mah) cubit-a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (. 5m). There are several cubits used in the OT, the cubit of a man or common cubit (De 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment. Aramaic equivalent: am.mah (אַמָּה "cubit" H0521) |
| violet stuff | תְּכֵ֨לֶת | te-KHE-let | H8504 | blueתְּכֵ֫לֶת (te.khe.let) 1) violet, violet stuff 1a) violet thread 1b) violet stuff or fabric 2) (TWOT) blue (covering spectrum from brilliant red through deep purple) |
| and purple | וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן | ve-'ar-ga-MAN | H0713 | purpleאַרְגָּמָן (ar.ga.man) purple, red-purple |
| and scarlet stuff of | וְתוֹלַ֧עַת | ve-to-LA-'at | H8438B | wormתּוֹלֵעָה (to.le.ah) 1) worm, maggot 1a) worm, grub 1b) the worm "coccus ilicis" |
| scarlet | שָׁנִ֛י | sha-NI | H8144 | scarletשָׁנִי (sha.ni) 1) scarlet, crimson 1a) properly, the insect 'coccus ilicis', the dried body of the female yielding colouring matter from which is made the dye used for cloth to colour it scarlet or crimson |
| and fine linen | וְשֵׁ֥שׁ | ve-SHESH | H8336B | linenשֵׁשׁ (shesh) something bleached white, byssus, linen, fine linen |
| twisted | מָשְׁזָ֖ר | ma-she-ZAR | H7806 | to twistשָׁזַר (sha.zar) 1) to twist, be twisted 1a) (Hophal) 1a1) to be twisted 1a2) twisted (participle) |
| [the] work of | מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | ma-'a-SEH | H4639G | deed: workמַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) : work/product 1) deed, work 1a) deed, thing done, act 1b) work, labour 1c) business, pursuit 1d) undertaking, enterprise 1e) achievement 1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment) 1g) work, thing made 1h) work (of God) 1i) product |
| a worker in colors | רֹקֵ֑ם | ro-KEM | H7551 | to weaveרָקַם (ra.qam) 1) to variegate, mix colours 1a) (Qal) variegator (worker in colours) (participle) 1b) (Pual) to be skilfully wrought or woven |
| pillars their | עַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙ | 'a-mu-dei-HEM | H5982G | pillarעַמּוּד (am.mud) 1) pillar, column 1a) pillar 1b) column, upright 1c) column (of smoke) |
| four | אַרְבָּעָ֔ה | 'ar-ba-'AH | H0702 | fourאַרְבַּע (ar.ba) four |
| and bases their | וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם | ve-'ad-nei-HEM | H0134 | socketאֶ֫דֶן (e.den) 1) base, pedestal, socket (strong, firm) 1a) pedestals of gold on which marble pillars were set 1b) pedestals of the earth, foundation of the earth 1c) pedestals, bases, or sockets on which tabernacle stood |
| four | אַרְבָּעָֽה׃ | 'ar-ba-'AH | H0702 | fourאַרְבַּע (ar.ba) four |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.