Exodus 40:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Moses, Aaron, and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְרָחֲצ֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן וּבָנָ֑יו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם וְאֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And wĕrāḥăṣû from-it Mōšeh and-ʾAhărōn and-bānāyw ʾet-their-yĕdêhem and-ʾet-their-raglêhem.

Grammar Details

• *wĕrāḥăṣû*: waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they washed
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
• *ʾAhărōn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Aaron
• *bānāyw*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons
• *yĕdêhem*: noun, feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hands
• *raglêhem*: noun, feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their feet

Word Meanings

• *wĕrāḥăṣû*: and washed/cleansed/bathed
• *yĕdêhem*: their hands/their palms
• *raglêhem*: their feet/their legs

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet there:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And both Moses Aaron and his sonnes washed their hades and their fete there at:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Moses, Aaron and his sonnes washed their hades and fete ther at:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So Moses and Aaron, and his sonnes washed their handes and their feete thereat.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses, Aaron, and his sonnes, wasshed their handes and their feete thereat,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Moses and Aaron and his sons have washed their hands and their feet at the same;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  In it the hands and feet of Moses and Aaron and his sons were washed,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Moses and Aaron and his sons would wash their hands and their feet from it.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 30:19-20 : 19 Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and feet with water from it. 20 When they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a fire offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
• Ps 26:6 : 6 I will wash my hands in innocence, and I will go around Your altar, Lord,
• Ps 51:6-7 : 6 Against you, you alone, I have sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified when you speak and blameless when you judge. 7 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
• John 13:10 : 10 Jesus said to him, 'Whoever has bathed needs only to wash their feet, but is otherwise completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.'
• 1 John 1:7 : 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.
• 1 John 1:9 : 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.