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Exodus 40:30

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 40:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash.
Exodus 40:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 40

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
28And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
29And he set the altar of burnt-offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
30And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash.
31And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;
32when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
33And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, etc.] Of which position, (see <023018>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, (<381301>Zechariah 13:1).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 40:7, Exo 30:18-21, Exo 38:8; Eze 36:25; Heb 10:22 Exodus 40:31”
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