Exodus 30:21 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 30:21

Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”

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ASV

So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

KJV

So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְרָחֲצ֛וּ	ve.ra.cha.Tzu	and they will wash	H7364 →
יְדֵיהֶ֥ם	ye.dei.Hem	hands their	H3027 →
וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם	ve.rag.lei.Hem	and feet their	H7272 →
וְלֹ֣א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יָמֻ֑תוּ	ya.Mu.tu	they will die	H4191 →
וְהָיְתָ֨ה	ve.ha.ye.Tah	and it will be	H1961 →
לָהֶ֧ם	la.Hem	for <the> them
חָק־	chok-	a decree of	H2706 →
עוֹלָ֛ם	o.Lam	perpetuity	H5769 →
ל֥וֹ	lo	for him
וּלְזַרְע֖וֹ	u.le.zar.'O	and for offspring his	H2233 →
לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ פ	le.do.ro.Tam	to generations their	H1755 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 28:43
Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This…
leads to
- Exodus 27:21
  In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to…
- Exodus 20:26
  And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
- Leviticus 5:17
  If someone sins and violates any of the LORD’s commandments even though he was unaware, he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.
Through
Exodus 27:21
In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to…
leads to
- Numbers 19:21
  This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.
- Numbers 18:23
  The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an…
- Exodus 30:8
  When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.
- Leviticus 3:17
  This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
- 1 Samuel 3:3

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