Exodus 40:30

30 He put the washbasin between the meeting tent and the altar, and 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 He also set up the screen at the entrance to the dwelling.

29 He placed the altar for entirely burned offerings at the entrance to the meeting tent dwelling. He offered the entirely burned offering and the grain offering on it, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

30 He put the washbasin between the meeting tent and the altar, and put water in it for washing.

31 Moses, Aaron, and his sons used it to wash their hands and their feet.

32 Whenever they went into the meeting tent and whenever they approached the altar, they washed themselves, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.