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Exodus 40:31

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 40:31 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;
Exodus 40:31 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 40

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
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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 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.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“washed: Psa 26:6, Psa 51:6, Psa 51:7; Joh 13:10; Jo1 1:7, Jo1 1:9 Exodus 40:32”
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