Exodus 40:32

32 At their going into the tent of assembly and at their approaching the altar, they washed, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:32 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:32

When they went into the tent of the congregation
Not only at this time, but at all other times:

and when they came near unto the altar, they washed;
to the altar of burnt offering to offer sacrifice; and also to the altar of incense, and burn incense on that; for before whatever service they performed in the tabernacle they washed:

as the Lord commanded Moses;
( Exodus 30:20 ) this phrase is near twenty times expressed in this and the preceding chapter, to show that everything was done by the workmen, and everything put in its proper place by Moses, exactly according to the will of God; no one pursuing his own fancy and private judgment, but all consulting the mind of God, and acting according to that.

Exodus 40:32 In-Context

30 And he placed the basin between the tent of assembly and the altar, and he put there water for washing.

31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet from it.

32 At their going into the tent of assembly and at their approaching the altar, they washed, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

33 And he set up the courtyard all around the tabernacle and the altar, and he put up the screen of the gate of the courtyard, and Moses completed the work.

34 And the cloud covered the tent of assembly, and the glory of Yahweh filled the tabernacle.