Exodus 40:7

7 Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water.

Exodus 40:7 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:7

And thou shall set the laver
As is directed in ( Exodus 30:18 ) (See Gill on Exodus 30:18).

Exodus 40:7 In-Context

5 “Place the gold incense altar in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
6 Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance.
7 Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water.
8 Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance.
9 “Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate them and make them holy.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew Tent of Meeting; also in 40:12, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 34, 35 .
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