Exodus 38:8

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.

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In The 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.

In Context

7He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.

9He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;

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Cross References

Exodus 30:17The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Exodus 40:7You shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.

1 Samuel 2:22Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel, and how that they slept with the women who served at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

1 Kings 7:38He made ten basins of bronze. One basin contained forty baths. Every basin measured four cubits. One basin was on every one of the ten bases.

Psalms 26:6I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, LORD,

Isaiah 3:23the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 38:2-9

The Tabernacle and Its Furniture. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. 2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass. 3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he… Read the whole commentary →

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