Exodus 40:31
in Exodus 40and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;
KJV
And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:
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This verse in Exodus 40
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd Moses, and Aaron, and his sons, washed their hands and their feet thereat. This laver was for the priests, and Moses, officiating as a priest, washed in it, with Aaron, and his sons, whom he was now about to consecrate to the priest's office, and invest with it by offering sacrifice for them; Jarchi says this was on the eighth day of the consecration.
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.
This site's exposition
washed their hands and feet
John Gill notes that Moses washes with Aaron and his sons, since he acts as priest until they are consecrated. Jarchi, as Gill reports him, places this washing on the eighth day of the consecration. Exodus 30:19 named the hands and feet.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְרָחֲצ֣וּ | verachatzu | and they washed | H7364 → | 72 times |
| מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | mimenu | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן | veaharon | and Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּבָנָ֑יו | uvanav | and sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְדֵיהֶ֖ם | yedeihem | hands their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ | ragleihem | feet their | H7272 → | 247 times |
וְרָחֲצ֣וּand they washed
verachatzuH7364 →72 times
מִמֶּ֔נּוּfrom it
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וְאַהֲרֹ֣ןand Aaron
veaharonH175 →347 times
וּבָנָ֑יוand sons his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְדֵיהֶ֖םhands their
yedeihemH3027 →1618 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
רַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃feet their
ragleihemH7272 →247 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
1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
it leads to
- Psalms 32:5
Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
- Proverbs 28:13
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- 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.
- Psalms 51:2–5
Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
- 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.
- Psalms 32:5
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 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.