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Exodus 38:8

6 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.

7 Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.

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.

9 Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,

10 with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
He made the basin of bronze, and its base of bronze, out of the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And he made the laver of copper, and its stand of copper, of the mirrors of the crowds of women who crowded before the entrance of the tent of meeting.
BLB
And he made the basin of bronze, and its stand of bronze, with mirros of the serving women who served at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
ÅB
Siden gjorde han karet og dets fotstykke av kobber og brukte dertil speil[^1] som tilhørte de kvinner som gjorde tjeneste ved inngangen til sammenkomstens telt.
OTB
Bronsefatet og dets stativ ble laget av speilene til kvinnene som tjente ved inngangen til telthelligdommen.
B1930
Siden gjorde han karet og dets fotstykke av kobber og brukte dertil speil som tilhørte de kvinner som gjorde tjeneste ved inngangen til sammenkomstens telt. / < kobberspeil.>

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Cross references

  • Luke 2:37

    and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:22

    Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

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  • Exodus 40:7

    And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

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  • 1 Timothy 5:5

    The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.

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  • Titus 3:5–6

    He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

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  • Zechariah 13:1

    “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.

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  • Psalms 26:6

    I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

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  • John 13:10

    Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

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