Ether 2:17
"And they were built after a manner that they were exceedingly tight, even that they would hold water like unto a dish; and the bottom thereof was tight like unto a dish; and the sides thereof were tight like unto a dish; and the ends thereof were peaked; and the top thereof was tight like unto a dish; and the length thereof was the length of a tree; and the door thereof, when it was shut, was tight like unto a dish."
tight |tīt|
adjective
• (of a ship, building, or object) well sealed against something such as water or air:
This definition is a little bit more straight-forward. But this time I wanted to ask why every detail of the ship's "tightness" was included. If it took so much time and space to write on these plates, why was there so much focus placed on the ships? I think it is because we can and should draw a parallel between us and the ships. Is every facet of us tight like unto a dish? Are we sealed against outside forces?
-m
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