Exodus 40:30

30 Moses put the bowl between the Meeting Tent and the altar for burnt offerings, and he put water in it for washing.

Exodus 40:30 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:30

And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation
and the altar
Of which position, see ( Exodus 30:18 )

and put water there to wash [withal];
for the priests to wash their hands and feet with; a type of that laver or fountain opened for the house of David and inhabitants of Jerusalem to wash in, ( Zechariah 13:1 ) .

Exodus 40:30 In-Context

28 Then he hung the curtain at the entrance to the Holy Tent.
29 He put the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance to the Holy Tent, the Meeting Tent, and offered a whole burnt offering and grain offerings on it, just as the Lord commanded him.
30 Moses put the bowl between the Meeting Tent and the altar for burnt offerings, and he put water in it for washing.
31 Moses, Aaron, and Aaron's sons used this water to wash their hands and feet.
32 They washed themselves every time they entered the Meeting Tent and every time they went near the altar for burnt offerings, just as the Lord commanded Moses.
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