He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made ten basins of brass. One basin contained forty baths; and every basin was four cubits; and on every one of the ten bases one basin.
- KJV Then 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.
- NKJV Then he made ten lavers of bronze; each laver contained forty baths, and each laver was four cubits. On each of the ten carts was a laver.
- NASB And he made ten basins of bronze, each holding forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin.
- NLT Huram also made ten smaller bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and could hold 220 gallons of water.
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Hiram made ten bronze basins, one for each stand, each holding forty baths and four cubits across. These held water for temple use.
Overview
Each of the ten stands carried a sizable basin holding roughly two hundred gallons, used for washing the parts of sacrifices. The matched set provided ample, orderly provision for the priests' work. Together with the great sea, these basins furnished abundant water for cleansing, picturing the thorough purification God supplies for those who come to Him.
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- Exod 40:11–12Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
- Heb 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- 1 Jn 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Exod 38:8Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Heb 9:10They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
- Zech 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.
- Exod 30:17–21And the LORD said to Moses,
- 2 Chr 4:6–22He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.
- Exod 30:28the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.
- Rev 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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