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Exodus 38:8
English Standard Version
Exodus 38:8
English Standard Version
Making the Bronze Basin
8 (A)He made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze, from the mirrors of the (B)ministering women who ministered in the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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Exodus 38:8
New English Translation
Exodus 38:8
New English Translation
8 He made the large basin of bronze and its pedestal of bronze from the mirrors of the women who served[a] at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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- Exodus 38:8 sn The word for “serve” is not the ordinary one. It means “to serve in a host,” especially in a war. It appears that women were organized into bands and served at the tent of meeting. S. R. Driver thinks that this meant “no doubt” washing, cleaning, or repairing (Exodus, 391). But there is no hint of that (see 1 Sam 2:22; and see Ps 68:11 [12 HT]). They seem to have had more to do than what Driver said.
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