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Ex. 38:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he made thed laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the βlookingglasses of the women γassembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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Ex. 30:18• ¹⁸Thou shalt also make a laver of copper, and its stand of copper, for washing; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water in it. (Ex. 30:18)

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or, brazen glasses.

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assembling by troops.

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the laver.

Ex. 30:18‑21• ¹⁸Thou shalt also make a laver of copper, and its stand of copper, for washing; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water in it.
¹⁹And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet out of it.
²⁰When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they may not die; or when they come near to the altar to serve, to burn an offering by fire to Jehovah.
²¹And they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they may not die; and it shall be an everlasting statute for them, for him and for his seed throughout their generations. (Ex. 30:18‑21)

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Ex. 40:7,30‑32• ⁷And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water in it.
³⁰And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing.
³¹And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet out of it:
³²when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they drew near to the altar, they washed; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. (Ex. 40:7,30‑32)

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1 Kings 7:23‑26,38• ²³And he made the sea, molten, ten cubits from brim to brim, round all about; and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encompassed it round about.
²⁴And under the brim of it round about there were colocynths, encompassing it, ten in a cubit enclosing the sea round about; two rows of colocynths, cast when it was cast.
²⁵It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
²⁶And its thickness was a hand-breadth, and its brim was like the work of the brim of a cup, with lily-blossoms; it held two thousand baths.
³⁸And he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths; every laver was four cubits; upon every one of the ten bases one laver. (1 Kings 7:23‑26,38)

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Psa. 26:6• ⁶I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah, (Psa. 26:6)

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Zech. 13:1• 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. (Zech. 13:1)

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John 13:10• ¹⁰Jesus says to him, He that is washed all over needs not to wash save his feet, but is wholly clean; and ye are clean, but not all. (John 13:10)

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Titus 3:5‑6• ⁵not on the principle of works which have been done in righteousness which *we* had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
⁶which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; (Titus 3:5‑6)

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Heb. 9:10• ¹⁰consisting only of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until the time of setting things right. (Heb. 9:10)

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1 John 3:7• ⁷Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as *he* is righteous. (1 John 3:7)

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Rev. 1:5• ⁵and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood, (Rev. 1:5)

looking glasses.

or, brazen glasses.The word {maroth,} from {raah,} to see, denotes reflectors, or mirrors, of any kind.

That these could not have been looking glasses, as in our translation, is sufficiently evident, not only from the glass not being then in use, but also from the impossibility of making the brazen laver of such materials.

The first mirrors known among men, were the clear fountain and unruffled lake.

The first artificial ones were made of polished brass, afterwards of steel, and when luxury increased, of silver; but at a very early period, they were made of a mixed metal, particularly of tin and copper, the best of which, as Pliny informs us, were formerly manufactured at Brundusium.

When the Egyptians went to their temples, according to St. Cyril, they always carried their mirrors with them.

The Israelitish women probably did the same; and Dr. Shaw says, that looking-glasses are still part of the dress of Moorish women, who carry them constantly hung at their breasts.assembling.

Heb. assembling by troops.It is supposed that these women kept watch during the night. Among the ancients, women were generally employed as door-keepers.

See 1 Sa 2:22.

Prov. 8:34• ³⁴Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. (Prov. 8:34)

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Matt. 26:69• ⁶⁹But Peter sat without in the palace-court; and a maid came to him, saying, And *thou* wast with Jesus the Galilaean. (Matt. 26:69)

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Luke 2:37• ³⁷and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers; (Luke 2:37)

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John 18:16• ¹⁶but Peter stood at the door without. The other disciple therefore, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the porteress and brought in Peter. (John 18:16)

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1 Tim. 5:5• ⁵Now she who is a widow indeed, and is left alone, has put her hope in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. (1 Tim. 5:5)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.