And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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Gill's Exposition
And he made the court,.... The open court of the tabernacle, where the people met, of which, its pillars, sockets, hangings, hooks, and pins, an account is given, to Exo 38:10 of which See Gill on Exo…
Barnes' Notes
See the marginal reference. The women who assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting were most probably devout women who loved the public service of religion. The giving up of their mirrors for…
Adam Clarke
He made the laver - See Clarke's note on Exo 30:18, etc.
The looking-glasses - The word מראת maroth, from ראה raah, he saw, signifies reflectors or mirrors of any kind. Here metal, highly polished,…
Bezaleel having finished the gold-work, which, though the richest, yet was ordered to lie most out of sight, in the tabernacle itself, here goes on to prepare the court, which lay open to the view of…
Cambridge Bible
The Bronze Laver (Exo 30:18-21). V.8a as Exo 30:18 a; v.8b is new. Exo 30:18 b 21 is not repeated here (see Exo 40:30-32).
8b. the serving women which served The expression is peculiar, the word used…
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