King James Version
Exodus 38:14 in the King James Version says “The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 38 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.”
Exodus 38:14 · KJV
And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.
The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
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.
All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The hangings”
H7050a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
“cubits”
H520properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
“of the one side”
H3802the shoulder (proper, i.e., upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anythi
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