Exodus 38:8

Exodus 38:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)They made the bronze basin and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze, from the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered in the entrance of the tent of meeting.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He made the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

Context of Exodus 38:8

6He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar hollow, out of boards. He made the large basin of bronze and its pedestal of bronze from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 9He made the courtyard. For the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long, 10with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver.

Exodus 38:8 word by word

וַיַּ֗עַשׂ אֵ֚ת הַכִּיּ֣וֹר נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְאֵ֖ת כַּנּ֣וֹ נְחֹ֑שֶׁת בְּמַרְאֹת֙ הַצֹּ֣בְאֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר צָֽבְא֔וּ פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the laverכִּיֹּרkîyôr kîyôr · basinH3595
• brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• and the footכֵּןkên · standH3653
• of the lookingglassesמַרְאָהmar'âh · mirrorH4759
• assemblingצָבָאtsâbâ' · to serveH6633
• the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150

Cross-references for Exodus 38:8

• Exodus 30:18“You are also to make a large bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. You are to put it between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it,
• Exodus 40:7You are to put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it.
• 1 Kings 7:23He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.
• Psalms 26:6I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,
• Zechariah 13:1“In that day there will be a fountain opened up for the dynasty of David and the people of Jerusalem to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
• John 13:10Jesus replied, “The one who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not every one of you.”
• Hebrews 9:10They served only for matters of food and drink and various washings; they are external regulations imposed until the new order came.
• 1 John 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ – the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
• 1 Samuel 2:22Now Eli was very old when he heard about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel and how they used to have sex with the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
• Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway.
• Matthew 26:69Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”
• Luke 2:37She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
• John 18:16But Simon Peter was left standing outside by the door. So the other disciple who was acquainted with the high priest came out and spoke to the slave girl who watched the door, and brought Peter inside.
• 1 Timothy 5:5But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.

Commentaries on Exodus 38:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He made the laver - See Clarke's note on Exodus 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, must certainly be meant, as glass was not yet in use; and had it even been in use, we are sure that looking - Glasses could not make a Brazen laver. The word therefore should be rendered mirrors, not looking-glasses, which in the above verse is perfectly…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8See 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 the use of the sanctuary was a fit sacrifice for such women to make (compare Exodus 35:22 note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The plans for the bronze basin were part of the instructions to the priests (30:17–21; 29:38–30:38). Here, however, the text reports how the basin was built, following a logical order. This bronze, which they could polish to look like mirrors, was probably of very high quality. It was suitable for use in God's Tent of Meeting.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. laver of brass ... of the looking glasses of the women--The word mirrors should have been used, as those implements, usually round, inserted into a handle of wood, stone, or metal, were made of brass, silver, or bronze, highly polished [Wilkinson]. It was customary for the Egyptian women to carry mirrors with them to the temples; and whether by taking the looking glasses of the Hebrew women Moses designed to put it out of their power to follow a…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 38:8

• Brass
• Laver
• Liberality
• Mirror
• Tabernacle
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Cunning
• Fillet
• Glass
• Laver
• Occupy
• Overlaying
• Atonement, Day of
• Base
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of

Commentaries on Exodus 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings