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The mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit: and the mouth of it was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on the mouth of it were engravings, and their panels were foursquare, not round.
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Multiple commentators, including Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott, state that the specific architectural details in this verse are extremely obscure and perhaps impossible to reconstruct with certainty. This reassures the modern reader that finding the verse confusing is a shared experience, even among scholars.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It seems impossible to determine what is meant by the “mouth” of the laver, or what is meant by its “capital.”
19th Century
Anglican
The exceedingly graphic and elaborate description of the work of Hiram on the vessels and furniture of the Temple, and on the great pillars, clearl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the mouth of it within the chapiter, and above, was a cubit On the lid of the bas…
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