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Exodus 27:16

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¶ 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.
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  1. Exodus 26:36Rank 1 from verse 16
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    36And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.

  2. Exodus 26:31Rank 2 from verse 16
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    31¶ And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

  3. Exodus 28:39Rank 3 from verse 16
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    39¶ And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.

  4. Exodus 36:37Rank 4 from verse 16
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    37¶ And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;

  5. Exodus 39:29Rank 5 from verse 16
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    29And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Exodus 27:16

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

court

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An enclosed yard, a royal residence or attendants, or a place of judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hanging

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Sense 1: A curtain or drapery hung as a screen or enclosure. Sense 2: The state of being suspended from something above.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

twenty

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The number equal to two tens, following nineteen and preceding twenty-one.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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cubits

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Units of length used to state height, width, depth, or distance in biblical measurements.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

blue

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Sense 1: The colour called blue. Sense 2: Material, thread, or clothing of that colour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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purple

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A reddish-blue colour; cloth or clothing of that colour, often associated with wealth or royalty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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scarlet

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Sense 1: A bright red colour. Sense 2: Dye, thread, cloth, or a garment of that colour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fine

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1. Of cloth or workmanship, delicate or finely made. 2. Of flour or meal, finely ground or prepared. 3. Of gold or other metal, pure, refined, or of high quality. 4. As a verb, to refine or purify metal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

wrought

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Worked, laboured, acted, made, formed, fashioned, performed, produced, or brought about.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sockets

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Supporting bases or hollow holders into which other parts are set, especially the bases of the tabernacle boards and pillars.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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15And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

16¶ 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.

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17All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.

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