Exodus 40:7
in Exodus 40And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
KJV
And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
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This verse in Exodus 40
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
set the altar of the burnt offering
on Exodus 40:6-8
Outside the tent the order keeps running outward, the altar of burnt offering at the door, the laver between the altar and the tent, then the court and the hanging at its gate. A man bringing a sacrifice met these in the reverse of the order they were set up in, gate first and the door of the tent last. Exodus 27:9-19 gave that court its measure of a hundred cubits by fifty, so the whole dwelling stood inside a fence of fine twined linen.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And thou shall set the laver,.... As is directed in Exo 30:18.
He directs Moses, when he had set up the tabernacle and all the furniture of it, to consecrate it and them, by anointing them with the oil which was prepared for the purpose, ch. xxx. It was there ordered that this should be done; here it was ordered that it should be done now,
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָֽתַתָּ֙ | venatata | and you will put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכִּיֹּ֔ר | hakiyor | the laver | H3595 → | 23 times |
| בֵּֽין־ | bein- | between | H996 → | 407 times |
| אֹ֥הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֖ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| וּבֵ֣ין | uvein | and between | H996 → | 407 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וְנָתַתָּ֥ | venatata | and you will put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| שָׁ֖ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| מָֽיִם׃ | mayim | water | H4325 → | 581 times |
וְנָֽתַתָּ֙and you will put
venatataH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכִּיֹּ֔רthe laver
hakiyorH3595 →23 times
בֵּֽין־between
bein-H996 →407 times
אֹ֥הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֖דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
וּבֵ֣יןand between
uveinH996 →407 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
וְנָתַתָּ֥and you will put
venatataH5414 →2011 times
שָׁ֖םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
מָֽיִם׃water
mayimH4325 →581 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Titus 3:5He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 6:11
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Ephesians 2:8–9
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- 2 Timothy 1:9
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- 1 Peter 3:21
And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 6:11
Through
Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 36:25
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 36:25
Through
1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
it leads to
- Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Romans 13:12
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by…
- Ephesians 5:8
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
