KJV King James Version
And he made the laver [of] brass, and the foot of it [of] brass, of the lookingglasses of [the women] assembling, which assembled [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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Exodus 38:8
And he made the laver [of] brass, and the foot of it [of] brass, of the lookingglasses of [the women] assembling, which assembled [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
WEB World English Bible
He made the basin of brass, and its base of brass, out of the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
ASV American Standard Version
And he made the laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, of the mirrors of the ministering women that ministered at the door of the tent of meeting.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he maketh the laver of brass, and its base of brass, with the looking-glasses of the women assembling, who have assembled at the opening of the tent of meeting.
Surrounding context — Exodus 38
5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, [to be] places for the staves.
6 And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
8 And he made the laver [of] brass, and the foot of it [of] brass, of the lookingglasses of [the women] assembling, which assembled [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
9 And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court [were of] fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
10 Their pillars [were] twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [were of] silver.
11 And for the north side [the hangings were] an hundred cubits, their pillars [were] twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [of] silver.
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וַיַּ֗עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֵ֚תH853 · et[Obj.]הַכִּיּ֣וֹרH3595 · kiy.yorbasinנְחֹ֔שֶׁתH5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeוְאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]כַּנּ֣וֹH3653 · kenstandנְחֹ֑שֶׁתH5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeבְּמַרְאֹת֙H4759 · mar.ahvisionהַצֹּ֣בְאֹ֔תH6633 · tsa.vato serveאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichצָֽבְא֔וּH6633 · tsa.vato serveפֶּ֖תַחH6607 · pe.tachentranceאֹ֥הֶלH168 · o.heltentמוֹעֵֽד׃ סH4150 · mo.edmeeting: time appointed
Cross-references
Luke 2:37And she [was] a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served [God] with fastings and prayers night and day.1 Samuel 2:22Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.Exodus 40:7And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.Titus 3:5-6Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;1 Timothy 5:5Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.John 13:10Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash [his] feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.Psalm 26:6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:Zechariah 13:1In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.1 Kings 7:38Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: [and] every laver was four cubits: [and] upon every one of the ten bases one laver.Revelation 1:5And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,Exodus 30:18-21Thou shalt also make a laver [of] brass, and his foot [also of] brass, to wash [withal]: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.John 18:16But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.1 John 3:7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.Matthew 26:69Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.Hebrews 9:10[Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation.1 Kings 7:23-26And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: [it was] round all about, and his height [was] five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.Proverbs 8:34Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.Exodus 40:30-32And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash [withal].
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