When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationswhen they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
in their going in unto the tent of meeting, and in their drawing near unto the altar, they wash, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they drew near to the altar, they washed; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus