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Parallel EXO 27:16

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BI Exo 27:16 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)The entrance curtain must be made of twisted finely-spun linen. It’ll be ten metres wide and hang on four pillars with their bases, and must be embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

OET-LVAnd_for_gate_of the_courtyard a_screen twenty cubit[s] violet_stuff and_purple and_scarlet_of scarlet and_fine_linen twisted the_work_of a_worker_in_colours pillars_of_their will_be_four and_bases_of_their will_be_four.

UHBוּ⁠לְ⁠שַׁ֨עַר הֶֽ⁠חָצֵ֜ר מָסָ֣ךְ ׀ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה תְּכֵ֨לֶת וְ⁠אַרְגָּמָ֜ן וְ⁠תוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛י וְ⁠שֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָ֖ר מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה רֹקֵ֑ם עַמֻּֽדֵי⁠הֶם֙ אַרְבָּעָ֔ה וְ⁠אַדְנֵי⁠הֶ֖ם אַרְבָּעָֽה׃
   (ū⁠lə⁠shaˊar he⁠ḩāʦēr māşāk ˊesrim ʼammāh təkēlet və⁠ʼargāmān və⁠tōlaˊat shāniy və⁠shēsh māshəzār maˊₐsēh roqēm ˊammudēy⁠hem ʼarbāˊāh və⁠ʼadnēy⁠hem ʼarbāˊāh.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΚαὶ τῇ πύλῃ τῆς αὐλῆς κάλυμμα· εἴκοσι πήχεων τὸ ὕψος ἐξ ὑακίνθου, καὶ πορφύρας, καὶ κοκκίνου κεκλωσμένου, καὶ βύσσου κεκλωσμένης τῇ ποικιλίᾳ τοῦ ῥαφιδευτοῦ· στύλοι αὐτῶν τέσσαρες, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν τέσσαρες.
   (Kai taʸ pulaʸ taʸs aulaʸs kalumma; eikosi paʸⱪeōn to hupsos ex huakinthou, kai porfuras, kai kokkinou keklōsmenou, kai bussou keklōsmenaʸs taʸ poikilia tou ɽafideutou; stuloi autōn tessares, kai hai baseis autōn tessares. )

BrTrAnd a veil for the door of the court, the height of it of twenty cubits of blue linen, and of purple, and spun scarlet, and of fine linen spun with the art of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.

ULTAnd the gate of the courtyard shall be a curtain 20 cubits wide of blue and purple and worm of scarlet and of twisted fine linen—the work of an embroiderer—with its four pillars and its four bases.

USTMake a curtain from finely twined linen ten meters wide for the courtyard entrance. A skilled weaver must embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn. Hang it from four posts, each one with a base under it.

BSBThe gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits [long],[fn] with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.


27:16 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters.

MSB (Same as above including footnotes)


OEBNo OEB EXO book available

WEBBEFor 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETFor the gate of the courtyard there is to be a curtain of thirty feet, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer, with four posts and their four bases.

LSVAnd for the gate of the court [is] a covering of twenty cubits of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, the work of an embroiderer; their pillars four, their sockets four.

FBVThe entrance to the courtyard is to be twenty cubits wide, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and crimson thread, and finely-spun linen, held up by four posts and four stands.

T4TThey must make a curtain 30 feet/9 meters► long for the entrance. A skilled weaver must embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread. It must be supported by/hung from► four posts, each one with a base under it.

LEBNo LEB EXO book available

BBEAnd across the doorway, a veil of twenty cubits of the best linen, made of needlework of blue and purple and red, with four pillars and four bases.

MoffNo Moff EXO book available

JPSAnd 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 weaver in colours: their pillars four, and their sockets four.

ASVAnd 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.

DRAAnd in the entrance of the court there shall be made a hanging of twenty cubits of violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen, with embroidered work: it shall have four pillars with as many sockets.

YLT'And for the gate of the court a covering of twenty cubits, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer; their pillars four, their sockets four.

Drby— And for the gate of the court a curtain of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, embroidered with needlework; their pillars four, and their bases four.

RVAnd 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.

SLTAnd for the gate, of the enclosure a covering twenty cubits, cerulean purple, and red purple, and double scarlet, and twisted byssus, a variegated work: their pillars four, and their bases four.

WbstrAnd for the gate of the court shall be a hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needle-work: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.

KJB-1769¶ 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.
   (¶ 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/done with needle-work: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. )

KJB-1611¶ And for the gate of the Court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits of blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linnen, wrought with needle worke: and their pillars shall be foure, and their sockets foure.
   (¶ And for the gate of the Court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits of blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought/done with needle-work: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.)

BshpsNo Bshps EXO book available

GnvaAnd in the gate of the court shalbe a vaile of twentie cubites, of blewe silke, and purple, and skarlet, and fine twined linen wrought with needle, with the foure pillars thereof and their foure sockets.
   (And in the gate of the court shall be a veil of twenty cubits, of blew silke, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen wrought/done with needle, with the four pillars thereof and their four sockets. )

CvdlNo Cvdl EXO book available

WyclNo Wycl EXO book available

LuthNo Luth EXO book available

ClVgIn introitu vero atrii fiet tentorium cubitorum viginti ex hyacintho et purpura, coccoque bis tincto, et bysso retorta, opere plumarii: columnas habebit quatuor, cum basibus totidem.[fn]
   (In entrance indeed/however courtyard will_be_done tent cubits twenty from hyacintho and purple, coccoque twice tincto, and bysso retorta, opere plumarii: columnas habebit four, when/with basibus totidem. )


27.16 Columnasque habebit, etc. ID., ibid. In introitu atrii quatuor sunt columnæ, etc., usque ad omnes corporis sensus in obedientia charitatis expendunt. Ex hyacintho, etc. ID., ibid. Recte in hoc introitu atrii tentorum, etc., usque ad tentorium decorant pulchra colorum varietate contextum.


27.16 Columnasque habebit, etc. ID., ibid. In entrance courtyard four are columnæ, etc., until to everyone corporis sensus in/into/on obedientia charitatis expendunt. From hyacintho, etc. ID., ibid. Recte in/into/on this entrance courtyard tentorum, etc., until to tent decorant beautiful colourum variety contextum.

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT EXO book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

27:16 The curtain shielding the entry to the courtyard was similar in color and workmanship to the entry curtain and the dividing curtain of the Tabernacle (26:31, 36).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

תְּכֵ֨לֶת וְ⁠אַרְגָּמָ֜ן וְ⁠תוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛י וְ⁠שֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָ֖ר

blue and,purple and,scarlet_of yarn and,fine_~_linen twisted

See how you translated a nearly identical passage in [26:36](../26/36.md).

Note 1 topic: translate-bdistance

עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה

twenty cubits

You can convert this length to a measurement system familiar to your people if that is the style of translation that you are using. A cubit is approximately 46 centimeters. For your reference, a more precise conversion to metric is: 9.2m

BI Exo 27:16 ©