Exodus 40:30

30 He placed the Washbasin between the Tent of Meeting and the Altar, and filled it with water 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 placed the screen at the entrance to The Dwelling.
29 He set the Altar of Whole-Burnt-Offering at the door of The Dwelling, the Tent of Meeting, and offered up the Whole-Burnt-Offerings and the Grain-Offerings, just as God had commanded Moses.
30 He placed the Washbasin between the Tent of Meeting and the Altar, and filled it with water for washing.
31 Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and feet there.
32 When they entered the Tent of Meeting and when they served at the Altar, they washed, just as God had commanded Moses.
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