Exodus 40:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ אֶת־הַכִּיֹּ֔ר בֵּֽין־אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד וּבֵ֣ין הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּתֵּ֥ן שָׁ֛מָּה מַ֖יִם לְרָחְצָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayyāśem ʾet-the-kîyôr between-ʾōhel môʿēd and-between the-mizbēaḥ and wayyittēn there mayim for-rāḥṣāh.

Grammar Details

*wayyāśem*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed/set
*kîyôr*: noun, masculine singular - basin/laver
*ʾōhel*: noun, masculine singular construct - tent of
*môʿēd*: noun, masculine singular - meeting/appointed time
*mizbēaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - altar
*wayyittēn*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he put/placed
*mayim*: noun, masculine plural - water
*rāḥṣāh*: qal infinitive construct - to wash/for washing

Word Meanings

*wayyāśem*: and placed/set/positioned
*kîyôr*: basin/laver/wash basin
*ʾōhel môʿēd*: tent of meeting/tent of appointed time
*mizbēaḥ*: altar/place of sacrifice
*wayyittēn*: and put/placed/set
*mayim*: water/waters
*rāḥṣāh*: to wash/for washing/for cleansing

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Referenced Verses

Exod 40:7 : 7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Ezek 36:25 : 25 And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Heb 10:22 : 22 let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,
Exod 30:18-21 : 18 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. 19 And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: 20 when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire unto Jehovah. 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
Exod 38:8 : 8 And he made the laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, of the mirrors of the ministering women that ministered at the door of the tent of meeting.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 40:6-13
8 verses
93%
6And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
7And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
8And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
9And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof: and it shall be holy.
10And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar shall be most holy.
11And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.
12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.
13And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments; and thou shalt anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exod 30:17-22
6 verses
90%
17And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
18Thou 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.
19And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
20when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
21So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
22Moreover Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 40:31-32
2 verses
87%
31And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;
32when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 30:26-28
3 verses
81%
26And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,
27and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense,
28and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof.
Exod 29:4
80%
4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.
Exod 31:9
80%
9and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base,
Exod 35:16
79%
16the altar of burnt-offering, with its grating of brass, it staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;
Lev 8:6
79%
6And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
2 Chr 4:6
78%
6He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as belonged to the burnt-offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
Exod 40:28-29
2 verses
78%
28And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
29And he set the altar of burnt-offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 39:37-39
3 verses
77%
37the pure candlestick, the lamps thereof, even the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for the light;
38and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door of the Tent;
39the brazen altar, and its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;
Lev 8:10-11
2 verses
77%
10And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
11And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the laver and its base, to sanctify them.
Ezek 40:38
76%
38And a chamber with the door thereof was by the posts at the gates; there they washed the burnt-offering.
1 Kgs 7:38
76%
38And he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths; and every laver was four cubits; and upon very one of the ten bases one laver.
Exod 40:26
75%
26And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:
Exod 38:30
75%
30And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tent of meeting, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grating for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
Num 31:23-24
2 verses
73%
23everything that may abide the fire, ye shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make to go through the water.
24And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
Exod 38:8
73%
8And he made the laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, of the mirrors of the ministering women that ministered at the door of the tent of meeting.
Lev 16:24
72%
24and he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.
Num 8:6-7
2 verses
72%
6Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
7And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.
Exod 40:22
72%
22And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.
1 Kgs 18:35
72%
35And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
Exod 19:14
71%
14And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.
Lev 9:14
71%
14And he washed the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt-offering on the altar.
2 Chr 4:14
71%
14He made also the bases, and the lavers made he upon the bases;
Exod 19:10
71%
10And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments,
Lev 16:19
71%
19And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleannesses of the children of Israel.
Exod 40:1
70%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 19:21
70%
21And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them: and he that sprinkleth the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he that toucheth the water for impurity shall be unclean until even.