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Exodus 38:16

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All the curtains around the courtyard were made of finely spun linen.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 16

Here is an account, I. Of the making of the brazen altar (Exo 38:1-7), and the laver (Exo 38:8). II. The preparing of the hangings for the enclosing of the court in which the tabernacle was to stand (Exo 38:9-20). III. A summary of the gold, silver, and brass, that was contributed to, and used in, the preparing of the tabernacle (Exo 38:21, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 16

קֶלַע (qelaʻ, H7050) — a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself חָצֵר (châtsêr, H2691) — a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls) סָבִיב (çâbîyb, H5439) — (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without… שָׁזַר (shâzar, H7806) — to twist (a thread of straw) שֵׁשׁ (shêsh, H8336) — bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble

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