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1 Kings 7:36–38

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1 Kings 7:36

36For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.

1 Kings 7:37

37After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.

1 Kings 7:38

38¶ Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 Kings 7:36

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plates

Flat or broad pieces of metal.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

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graved

Carved, engraved, or cut into a surface.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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lions

Large powerful wild cats; also figures of strength, fierceness, danger, or royal power.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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according

Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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every

Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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about

Around, concerning, near, or engaged in; on every side or approximately, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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1 Kings 7:37

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After

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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measure

A standard or instrument for determining amount or size; an amount so determined; also to determine, allot, or proportion.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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size

Bulk, magnitude, dimensions, or amount; also condition with respect to rank or character.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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1 Kings 7:38

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lavers

Basins or vessels used for washing.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

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one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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forty

The number equal to four times ten.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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baths

Hebrew measures for liquids, each equal to one tenth of a homer.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

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every

Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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four

The number following three and preceding five.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 36

  1. 1 Kings 7:29
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  2. 1 Kings 6:29
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  3. 1 Kings 6:32
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  4. 1 Kings 6:35
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  5. Ezekiel 40:31
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From verse 38

  1. 1 John 1:7
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  2. 2 Chronicles 4:6–22
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  3. Exodus 30:17–21
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  4. Exodus 30:28
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  5. Exodus 38:8
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