King James Version

Exodus 27:9

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:

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וְעָשִׂ֕יתָveasitaand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֵ֖תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).חֲצַ֣רchatsarcourtחָצֵרnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “court”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןhamishkanthe tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the tabernacle”, the ordinary formH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.לִפְאַ֣תlifatto cornerפֵּאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to corner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6285properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremitycorner, end, quarter, side.נֶֽגֶבnegevsouthנֶגֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “south”, the ordinary formH5045the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)south (country, side, -ward).תֵּ֠ימָנָהteymanahsouthתֵּימָןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “south”, the ordinary formH8486the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)south (side, -ward, wind).קְלָעִ֨יםqelaimslingקֶלַעnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sling”, the ordinary formH7050a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itselfhanging, leaf, sling.לֶחָצֵ֜רlechatserto courtחָצֵרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to court”, the ordinary formH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.שֵׁ֣שׁsheshmarbleשֵׁשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “marble”, the ordinary formH8336bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble[idiom] blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.מָשְׁזָ֗רmashezartwineשָׁזַרverb, hophal, passive participle, absolute — “twine”, a verb used as a describing wordH7806to twist (a thread of straw)twine.מֵאָ֤הmeahhundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.בָֽאַמָּה֙vaamahin cubitאַמָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, 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)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.אֹ֔רֶךְorekhlengthאֹרֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “length”, the ordinary formH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.לַפֵּאָ֖הlapeahto cornerפֵּאָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to corner”, the ordinary formH6285properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremitycorner, end, quarter, side.הָאֶחָֽתhaechatthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And thou hast made the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward, hangings for the court of twined linen, a hundred by the cubit [is] the length for the one side,

World English Bible

“You shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen one hundred cubits long for one side.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side, southward, hangings for the court of twined byssus; a hundred cubits the length for the one side,

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt make also the court of the tabernacle, in the south side whereof southward there shall be hangings of fine twisted linen of a hundred cubits long for one side.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt make a court for the tabernacle, curtains of the court of fine linen spun on the south side, the length of a hundred cubits for one side.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσεις αὐλὴν τῇ σκηνῇ· εἰς τὸ κλίτος τὸ πρὸς Λίβα ἱστία τῆς αὐλῆς ἐκ βύσσου κεκλωσμένης· μῆκος ἑκατὸν πήχεων τῷ ἑνὶ κλίτει.