Exodus 40:30

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
set	וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ vai.Ya.sem	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
laver	הַכִּיֹּ֔ר ha.ki.Yor	H3595	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
tent	אֹ֥הֶל 'O.hel	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine singular construct
congregation	מוֹעֵ֖ד mo.'Ed	H4150	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
put	וַיִּתֵּ֥ן vai.yi.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
water	מַ֖יִם Ma.yim	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural absolute
wash	לְרָחְצָֽה le.ra.che.Tzah	H7364	to lave (the whole or a part of a thing) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Exodus 40:7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Exodus 30:18-21 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congr…
Exodus 38:8 And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of t…
Ezekiel 36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Hebrews 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed wi…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 40:16-33

When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off the rearing of it till they came to Canaan, though they now hoped to be there very shortly; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp, while they were in the wilderness. Those that are unsettled in the world must not think that this will excuse them in their continued irreligion; as if it were enough to begin to serve God when they begin to be settled in the world. No; a tabernacle for God is a very needful and profitable companion even in a wilderness, especially considering that our carcases may fall in that wilderness, and we may be fixed in another world before we come to…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 40:16

Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him--On his part, the same scrupulous fidelity was shown in conforming to the "pattern" in the disposition of the furniture, as had been displayed by the workmen in the erection of the edifice.

Adam Clarke on Exodus 40:20

And put the testimony into the ark - That is, the two tables on which the ten commandments had been written. See Exo 25:16. The ark, the golden table with the shew-bread, the golden candlestick, and the golden altar of incense, were all in the tabernacle, within the veil or curtains, which served as a door, Exo 40:22, Exo 40:24, Exo 40:26. And the altar of burnt-offering was by the door, Exo 40:29. And the brazen laver, between the tent of the congregation and the brazen altar, Exo 40:30; still farther outward, that it might be the first thing the priests met with when entering into the court to minister, as their hands and feet must be washed before they could perform any part of the holy s…

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John Gill on Exodus 40:30

And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar,.... Of which position, see Exodus 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, Zechariah 13:1.

Dictionary and topics

Tabernacle — (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., “Siccuth”). (3.) The human body (2 Cor.…
Ablution · Of the hands — Of the hands
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Tabernacle first set up — Tabernacle first set up
Laver · Used for washing — Used for washing
Laver Of Brass · Was placed in the court between the altar and the tabernacle — Was placed in the court between the altar and the tabernacle
Priest · .Ab — .Ab
Tabernacle · Court of: Contained the brazen altar and laver of brass — Court of: Contained the brazen altar and laver of brass

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 40:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 40:16-33

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 40:16

Adam Clarke on Exodus 40:20

John Gill on Exodus 40:30

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 40:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 40:16-33

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 40:16

Adam Clarke on Exodus 40:20

John Gill on Exodus 40:30

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 40:2-35

Rashi on Exodus 40:29