He also made (A)ten lavers, and put five on the right side and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as they offered for the burnt offering they would wash in them, but the [a]Sea was for the (B)priests to wash in.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:6 Great basin

He then made ten basins(A) for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. In them the things to be used for the burnt offerings(B) were rinsed, but the Sea was to be used by the priests for washing.

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38 Then (A)he made ten lavers of bronze; each laver contained [a]forty baths, and each laver was four cubits. On each of the ten carts was a laver.

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  1. 1 Kings 7:38 About 240 gallons

38 He then made ten bronze basins,(A) each holding forty baths[a] and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands.

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  1. 1 Kings 7:38 That is, about 240 gallons or about 880 liters

18 (A)“You shall also make a [a]laver of bronze, with its base also of bronze, for washing. You shall (B)put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. And you shall put water in it, 19 for Aaron and his sons (C)shall wash their hands and their feet in water from it. 20 When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the Lord, they shall wash with water, lest they die. 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And (D)it shall be a [b]statute forever to them—to him and his descendants throughout their generations.”

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  1. Exodus 30:18 basin
  2. Exodus 30:21 requirement

18 “Make a bronze basin,(A) with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. 19 Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet(B) with water(C) from it. 20 Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die.(D) Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the Lord, 21 they shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This is to be a lasting ordinance(E) for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”(F)

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Where Sacrifices Were Prepared

38 There was a chamber and its entrance by the gateposts of the gateway, where they (A)washed the burnt offering.

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The Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices

38 A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings(A) were washed.

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(A)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.

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Furnishings of the Temple(A)

40 (B)Huram[a] made the lavers and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing all the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of the Lord:

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  1. 1 Kings 7:40 Heb. Hiram; cf. 2 Chr. 2:13, 14

40 He also made the pots[a] and shovels and sprinkling bowls.(A)

So Huram finished all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of the Lord:

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  1. 1 Kings 7:40 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Vulgate (see also verse 45 and 2 Chron. 4:11); many other Hebrew manuscripts basins

14 And I said to him, [a]“Sir, you know.”

So he said to me, (A)“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and (B)washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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  1. Revelation 7:14 NU, M My lord

14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”

And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(A) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(B)

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and from Jesus Christ, (A)the faithful (B)witness, the (C)firstborn from the dead, and (D)the ruler over the kings of the earth.

To Him (E)who [a]loved us (F)and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has (G)made us [b]kings and priests to His God and Father, (H)to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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  1. Revelation 1:5 NU loves us and freed; M loves us and washed
  2. Revelation 1:6 NU, M a kingdom

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(A) the firstborn from the dead,(B) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(C)

To him who loves us(D) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(E) and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(F) to serve his God and Father(G)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(H)

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But if we (A)walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and (B)the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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But if we walk in the light,(A) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.(B)

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  1. 1 John 1:7 Or every

Greatness of Christ’s Sacrifice

23 Therefore it was necessary that (A)the copies of the things in the heavens should be [a]purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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  1. Hebrews 9:23 cleansed

23 It was necessary, then, for the copies(A) of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without [a]spot to God, (A)cleanse your conscience from (B)dead works (C)to serve the living God?

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  1. Hebrews 9:14 blemish

14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit(A) offered himself(B) unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences(C) from acts that lead to death,[a](D) so that we may serve the living God!(E)

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  1. Hebrews 9:14 Or from useless rituals

11 And such were (A)some of you. (B)But you were washed, but you were [a]sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 6:11 set apart

11 And that is what some of you were.(A) But you were washed,(B) you were sanctified,(C) you were justified(D) in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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(A)Then he made the [a]Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:2 Great laver or basin

He made the Sea(A) of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits[a] high. It took a line of thirty cubits[b] to measure around it.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:2 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:2 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters