Commentaire sur Chroniques 2 4:6
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ כִּיּוֹרִים֮ עֲשָׂרָה֒ וַ֠יִּתֵּן חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה מִיָּמִ֜ין וַחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה מִשְּׂמֹאול֙ לְרָחְצָ֣ה בָהֶ֔ם אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הָעוֹלָ֖ה יָדִ֣יחוּ בָ֑ם וְהַיָּ֕ם לְרָחְצָ֥ה לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בּֽוֹ׃ (ס)
Il fit des bassins au nombre de dix, dont il plaça cinq à droite et cinq à gauche, pour y faire des ablutions; on devait y laver l’attirail des holocaustes. La Mer était destinée aux ablutions des prêtres.
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And he made ten lavers in addition to Moses’.
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and he placed five on the right of Moses’ laver.
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and five on the left to wash with them This is the sanctification of the hands and feet.
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the performance of the burnt offering they would rinse with them With the water of the laver they would rinse the innards of the burnt offering, and only the burnt offering, but not the peace offering, because it was eaten by the owners and throughout the city. The lavers were for sanctification and the sea for immersion.
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