Exodus 27:14 - Exposition

The hangings of one side. Literally, "of one shoulder." The two extreme parts of the east side, between the entrance ( Exodus 27:16 ) and the corners are thus named. They were to extend on either side a distance of fifteen cubits, and to have their curtains suspended to four pillars, one of them being the corner pillar, which is not counted. Hence the pillars are said to be three