Exodus 40:31
29 He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.
30 He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;
and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.
32 They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
33 And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
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
- and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.
- KJV
- And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:
- WEB
- Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.
- ASV
- And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;
- DARBY
- And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet out of it:
- BLB
- And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed from it their hands and their feet.
- ÅB
- Og Moses og Aron og hans sønner vasket sine hender og sine føtter i det.
- OTB
- Moses, Aron, og hans sønner brukte det til å vaske sine hender og føtter.
- B1930
- Og Moses og Aron og hans sønner tvettet sine hender og sine føtter i det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 30:19–20
with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.
Read in contextPsalms 26:6
I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
Read in contextJohn 13:10
Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”
Read in context1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Read in context1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Read in contextPsalms 51:6–7
Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Read in context