Exodus 40:11
in Exodus 40Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.
KJV
And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
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This verse in Exodus 40
Commentary
2 notes on this verseObserve, Every thing was sanctified when it was put in its proper place, and not till then, for till then it was not fit for the use to which it was to be sanctified.
This site's exposition
take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle
on Exodus 40:9-11
The oil compounded by the recipe of Exodus 30:22-33 goes over the tent, its vessels, the altar and the laver, and what changes is the status of each thing rather than the look of it. Matthew Henry observes that each item was sanctified once it stood in its proper place, since until then it was not fit for the use it was set apart for. The altar of burnt offering is called most holy, and it is the one anointed piece standing in the open court where the people came.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Since they would also sacrifice on it the most holy offerings, Scripture describes the altar as “most holy,” even though it stood in the court of the Tabernacle. Of the Tabernacle, however, Scripture says, and it shall be holy, 81 Verse.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ | umashachta | and you will anoint | H4886 → | 70 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכִּיֹּ֖ר | hakiyor | the laver | H3595 → | 23 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כַּנּ֑וֹ | kano | base its | H3653 → | 17 times |
| וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֖ | vekidashta | and you will consecrate | H6942 → | 171 times |
| אֹתֽוֹ׃ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥and you will anoint
umashachtaH4886 →70 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכִּיֹּ֖רthe laver
hakiyorH3595 →23 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כַּנּ֑וֹbase its
kanoH3653 →17 times
וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֖and you will consecrate
vekidashtaH6942 →171 times
אֹתֽוֹ׃<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.