Exodus 40:30

30 He set the basin between the tent of meeting 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 set up the screen at the entrance to the tabernacle.

29 The altar for burnt offerings he placed at the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

30 He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing,

31 so that Moshe and Aharon and his sons could wash their hands and feet there -

32 so that they could wash when entering the tent of meeting and when approaching the altar, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.