Exodus 40:11

And put oil on the washing-vessel and its base, and make them holy.

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In The King James Version

And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.

In Context

10And put oil on the altar of burned offering, and make it and all its vessels holy; this altar is to be most holy.

12Then let Aaron and his sons come to the door of the Tent of meeting; and after washing them with water,

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Cross References

Exodus 31:9And the altar of burned offerings with all its vessels, and the washing-vessel with its base,

1 Kings 7:38And he made ten brass washing-vessels, everyone taking forty baths, and measuring four cubits; one vessel was placed on every one of the ten bases.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 40:2-16

The Rearing of the Tabernacle. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. 4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. 5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the… Read the whole commentary →

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