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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.
Exodus 38:8
Expanded Bible
Exodus 38:8
Expanded Bible
The Bronze Bowl(A)
8 He made the bronze ·bowl for washing [basin], and he built it on a bronze stand. He used the bronze from mirrors that belonged to the women who served at the entrance to the Meeting Tent.
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