Exodus 30:18

¹⁶ Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives.”

¹⁷ And the LORD said to Moses,

“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,

¹⁹ with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.

²⁰ Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,
KJV: 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.
WEB: “You shall also make a basin of bronze, and its base of bronze, in which to wash. You shall put it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.
ASV: Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, whereat to wash. And thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.
DARBY: Thou shalt also make a laver of copper, and its stand of copper, for washing; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water in it.
BLB: “And you shall make a basin of bronze, and its stand of bronze, for washing. And you shall put it between the Tent of Meeting and between the altar, and you shall put water in it.

ÅB: Du skal gjøre et kar av kobber med fotstykke av kobber til å vaske seg i; og du skal sette det mellom sammenkomstens telt og alteret og ha vann i det.
OTB: “Lag et bronsefat med et bronseunderstell til vask, og plasser det mellom møteteltet og alteret, og fyll det med vann.
B1930: Du skal gjøre et kar av kobber med fotstykke av kobber til å tvette sig i; og du skal sette det mellem sammenkomstens telt og alteret og ha vann i det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 40:7
And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
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Exodus 38:8
Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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2 Chronicles 4:14–15
the stands; the basins on the stands;
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1 Kings 7:23
He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
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Exodus 40:30–32
He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;
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1 Kings 7:38
He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
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2 Chronicles 4:2
He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
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Leviticus 8:11
He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.
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