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Exodus 40:32

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32 They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Exodus 40:32 in Other Translations

KJV
32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.
ESV
32 When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moses.
NLT
32 Whenever they approached the altar and entered the Tabernacle, they washed themselves, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
MSG
32 When they entered the Tent of Meeting and when they served at the Altar, they washed, just as God had commanded Moses.
CSB
32 They washed whenever they came to the tent of meeting and approached the altar, just as the Lord 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Exodus 40:32 In-Context

30 He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing,
31 and Moses and Aaron and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet.
32 They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar, as the LORD commanded Moses.
33 Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work.
34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

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