The Meaning of Exodus 38:15 Explained

Exodus 38:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: and at the second side at the gate of the court, on this and on that, are hangings, fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets three;

Darby: and on the other wing, on this side as on that side of the gate of the court, hangings of fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their bases three.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Exodus 38:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 38

1  The altar of burnt offering
8  The laver of brass
9  The court, and its hangings
21  The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied

What do the individual words in Exodus 38:15 mean?

And the same for the side second on this [side] and this [were] of gate the court hangings of five [and] ten cubits [with] their pillars three and their sockets three
וְלַכָּתֵ֣ף הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית מִזֶּ֤ה וּמִזֶּה֙ לְשַׁ֣עַר הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר קְלָעִ֕ים חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה אַמָּ֑ה עַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה

וְלַכָּתֵ֣ף  And  the  same  for  the  side 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: כָּתֵף  
Sense: shoulder, shoulder-blade, side, slope.
הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית  second 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
מִזֶּ֤ה  on  this  [side] 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
וּמִזֶּה֙  and  this  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
לְשַׁ֣עַר  of  gate 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
קְלָעִ֕ים  hangings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: קֶלַע 
Sense: sling, slingstones.
חֲמֵ֥שׁ  of  five 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
אַמָּ֑ה  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
עַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם  [with]  their  pillars 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עַמּוּד  
Sense: pillar, column.
שְׁלֹשָׁ֔ה  three 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם  and  their  sockets 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶדֶן  
Sense: base, pedestal, socket (strong, firm).
שְׁלֹשָֽׁה  three 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.

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