Exodus 40:30
in Exodus 40He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash.
KJV
And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
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This verse in Exodus 40
Commentary
2 notes on this verseAnd he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar,.... Of which position, see Exo 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, Zec 13:1.
This site's exposition
He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar
on Exodus 40:30-32
The basin sits between the altar and the entrance, so a priest passes the place of blood and the place of water before entering. They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ | vaiyasem | and he put | H7760 → | 584 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 |
| וַיִּתֵּ֥ן | vaiyiten | and he put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| שָׁ֛מָּה | shamah | there <towards> | H8033 → | 834 times |
| מַ֖יִם | mayim | water | H4325 → | 581 times |
| לְרָחְצָֽה׃ | lerachetzah | for washing | H7364 → | 72 times |
וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙and he put
vaiyasemH7760 →584 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
וַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he put
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
שָׁ֛מָּהthere <towards>
shamahH8033 →834 times
מַ֖יִםwater
mayimH4325 →581 times
לְרָחְצָֽה׃for washing
lerachetzahH7364 →72 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
Ezekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
it leads to
- John 3:5
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 10:22
let 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.
- Jeremiah 33:8
And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
- 1 John 1:7
But 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.
- Titus 3:5–6
He 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.
- John 3:5
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.
- Ephesians 5:26
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- 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,
- Ezekiel 36:25
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This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.
