Exodus 30:21

So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they not die: and it shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his descendants throughout their generations.”

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WEBBE

So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they not die. This shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his descendants throughout their generations.”

BSB

Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

Their hands and feet are to be washed. so that they may be safe from death: this is an order to them for ever; to him and his seed from generation to generation.

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וְרָחֲצוּ ve·ra·cha·tzu and they will wash H7364 יְדֵיהֶם ye·dei·hem hands their H3027 וְרַגְלֵיהֶם ve·rag·lei·hem and feet their H7272 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 יָמֻתוּ ya·mu·tu they will die H4191 וְהָיְתָה ve·ha·ye·tah and it will be H1961 לָהֶם la·hem for (the) them H9038 חָק־ chok- a decree of H2706 עוֹלָם o·lam perpetuity H5769 לוֹ lo for him H9033 וּלְזַרְעוֹ u·le·zar·'o and for offspring his H2233 לְדֹרֹתָם פ le·do·ro·tam to generations their H1755

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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