Exodus 30:18

¹⁶ And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.

¹⁷ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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:

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 thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
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Exodus 38:8
And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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2 Chronicles 4:14–15
He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;
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1 Kings 7:23
And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
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Exodus 40:30–32
And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
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1 Kings 7:38
Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
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2 Chronicles 4:2
Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
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Leviticus 8:11
And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
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