The Meaning of Exodus 27:13 Explained

Exodus 27:13

KJV: And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

YLT: And for the breadth of the court at the east side, eastward, are fifty cubits.

Darby: And the breadth of the court on the east side, eastward, fifty cubits;

ASV: And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the breadth  of the court  on the east  side  eastward  [shall be] fifty  cubits. 

What does Exodus 27:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 27:1-19 - The Altar And The Court
The brazen altar is dealt with long before any particular mention is made of the altar of incense, because the question of our relationship with God, through the death of our Lord on the Cross, must precede our fellowship with Him, and our successful intercession. Each of these altars was made of the same kind of wood, but in the case of the altar we are now considering, and which stood in front of the Tabernacle, the wood was encased in brass, that metal suggesting the severity of the sacrificial flame that burned at the Crucifixion, when Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us. Let us distinguish between these altars. We have passed beyond the one; we are called to minister perpetually at the other. The court was fifty yards long by twenty-five broad, and was formed by curtains of fine-twined yarn. There must be separation between God's priests and the world. See 1 Peter 2:5. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 27

1  The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof
9  The court of the tabernacle enclosed with hangings and pillars
18  The measure of the court, and the furniture of brass
20  The oil for the lamp

What do the individual words in Exodus 27:13 mean?

And the width of the court [shall be] on the side east toward the sunrise fifty cubits
וְרֹ֣חַב הֶֽחָצֵ֗ר לִפְאַ֛ת קֵ֥דְמָה מִזְרָ֖חָה חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַמָּֽה

וְרֹ֣חַב  And  the  width 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
הֶֽחָצֵ֗ר  of  the  court  [shall  be] 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
לִפְאַ֛ת  on  the  side 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
קֵ֥דְמָה  east 
Parse: Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: קֶדֶם 
Sense: east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime.
מִזְרָ֖חָה  toward  the  sunrise 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: מִזְרָח  
Sense: place of sunrise, east.
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים  fifty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.
אַמָּֽה  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.

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