"You shall also makea laverof bronze,with its baseof bronze,for washing;and you shall putit betweenthe tentof meetingand the altar,and you shall putwaterin it.
Now he madethe seaof cast[metal] tencubitsfrom brimto brim,circularin form,and its heightwas fivecubits,and thirtycubitsin circumference.
He madetenbasinsof bronze,onebasinheldfortybaths;eachbasin[was] fourcubits,[and] on eachof the tenstands[was] onebasin.
Also he madethe cast[metal] sea,tencubitsfrom brimto brim,circularin form,and its height[was] fivecubitsand its circumferencethirtycubits.
He also madetenbasinsin whichto wash,and he setfiveon the rightsideand fiveon the leftto rinsethingsfor the burntoffering;but the sea[was] for the prieststo washin.
The LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
the altarof burntofferingalso with allits utensils,and the laverand its stand,
Moreover, he madethe laverof bronzewith its baseof bronze,from the mirrorsof the servingwomen whoservedat the doorwayof the tentof meeting.
"You shall setthe laverbetweenthe tentof meetingand the altarand putwaterin it.
Guardyour stepsas you goto the houseof Godand drawnearto listenratherthanto offerthe sacrificeof fools;for they do not knowthey are doingevil.
He sprinkledsomeof it on the altarseventimesand anointedthe altarand allits utensils,and the basinand its stand,to consecratethem.
"In that daya fountainwill be openedfor the houseof Davidand for the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,for sinand for impurity.
He savedus, not on the basisof deedswhichwe have donein righteousness,but accordingto His mercy,by the washingof regenerationand renewingby the HolySpirit,
but ifwe walkin the Lightas He Himselfis in the Light,we havefellowshipwith one another,and the bloodof JesusHis Soncleansesus from allsin.
