Exodus 30:20

When they go into the Tent of Meeting, they shall wash with water, that they not die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

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WEBBE

When they go into the Tent of Meeting, they shall wash with water, that they not die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the LORD.

BSB

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

KJV

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:

ASV

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.

BBE

Whenever they go into the Tent of meeting they are to be washed with water, to keep them from death; and whenever they come near to do the work of the altar, or to make an offering by fire to the Lord,

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בְּבֹאָם be·vo·'am when go they H935 אֶל־ 'el- into H413 אֹהֶל 'o·hel [the] tent of H168 מוֹעֵד mo·'ed meeting H4150 יִרְחֲצוּ־ yir·cha·tzu- they will wash H7364 מַיִם ma·yim water H4325 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 יָמֻתוּ ya·mu·tu they will die H4191 אוֹ 'o or H176 בְגִשְׁתָּם ve·gish·tam when draw near they H5066 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ha·miz·be·ach the altar H4196 לְשָׁרֵת le·sha·ret to serve H8334 לְהַקְטִיר le·hak·tir to make smoke H6999 אִשֶּׁה 'i·sheh a fire offering H801 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh to Yahweh H3068

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 17–21

A large vessel of brass, holding water, was to be set near the door of the tabernacle. Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet at this laver, every time they went in to minister. This was to teach them purity in all their services, and to dread the pollution of sin. They must not only wash and be made clean, when first made priests, but must wash and be kept clean, whenever they went to minister. It teaches us daily to attend upon God, daily to renew our repentance for sin, and our looking to the blood of Christ for remission; for in many things we daily offend.

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