Exodus 30:18

“Make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Place it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

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In The King James Version

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 congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.

In Context

17The Lord told Moses,

19Aaron and his sons will use it to wash their hands and feet.

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Cross References

Exodus 31:9the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin plus its stand;

Exodus 40:7Place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

Leviticus 8:11He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times to anoint it and all its utensils, as well as the basin with its stand to dedicate them.

1 Kings 7:38Then he made ten bronze basins. Each one held forty baths and measured four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten carts.

2 Chronicles 4:6He also made ten basins on carts for washing. He placed five on the south side, and five on the north. They were used for cleaning what was used in burnt offerings, but the Sea was used by the priests for washing.

Zechariah 13:1On that day a spring will be opened and continually flow for the house of David and for the people of Jerusalem to wash away their sin and impurity.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 30:18-22

17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 18 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 congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: 20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord : 21 So… Read the whole commentary →

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