7:50a the pure gold basins, wick trimmers,
Also ⌊made of⌋ gold were the water bowls/containers, the shears used for trimming/maintaining the lamps,
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⌊He had his workmen make many other things⌋ from solid gold. This included the water basins, the lamp tools,
7:50b sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers;
the bowls, the dishes ⌊for incense⌋, and the pans for the fire.
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the small bowls ⌊for holding/collecting the blood from the sacrifices⌋, the pans ⌊for carrying sweet-smelling spices⌋, and the pans for carrying coals.
7:50c and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place)
These sockets or hinges were probably made of bronze and covered with gold.
There were the golden sockets on which the doors of the center room turned/opened. This room was the most holy of all the rooms/places in the house/temple.
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Solomon also ⌊had his workmen⌋ make pivots/hinges ⌊covered with⌋ gold for the doors leading into the inner room, the very holy place.
7:50d as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
There were ⌊also golden sockets⌋ for the doors of the temple’s great hall.
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He ⌊had them⌋ make the same kind of pivots/hinges for the doors of the large room/hall in Yahweh’s house.
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