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Pinchers for holding coals (1 Kings 7:49; 2 Chronicles 4:21; Isaiah 6:6 ). KJV used tongs at Exodus 25:38; Numbers 4:9 where modern translations read snuffers (NAS, NRSV) or wicktrimmers (NIV).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Tongs'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​t/tongs.html. 1991.
 
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