Exodus 40:30

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

Exodus 40:30 in Other Translations

KJV
30 And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
ESV
30 He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing,
NLT
30 Next Moses placed the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar. He filled it with water so the priests could wash themselves.
MSG
30 He placed the Washbasin between the Tent of Meeting and the Altar, and filled it with water for washing.
CSB
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 Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
29 He set the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it burnt offerings and grain offerings, as the LORD commanded him.
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.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S ver 7; S Exodus 30:18
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