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Exodus 40:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 40:7 say?

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

The verse

And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Exodus 40:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 40

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
5And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
6And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
7And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
8And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
9And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof: and it shall be holy.
10And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar shall be most holy.
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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 thou shall set the laver, etc.] As is directed in (<023018>Exodus 30:18 (See Gill on “<023018>Exodus 30:18”)).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 40:30-32, Exo 30:18-21, Exo 38:8; Psa 26:6; Zac 13:1; Tit 3:5; Heb 10:22; Jo1 1:7; Rev 1:5, Rev 1:6 Exodus 40:8”
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