Exodus

Exodus 30:17–21

17And the LORD said to Moses, 18“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it, 19with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet. 20Whenever 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. 21Thus 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.”

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Exodus 30:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רway·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses

Exodus 30:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are to makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָwə·‘ā·śî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
a bronzeנְחֹ֛שֶׁתnə·ḥō·šeṯNoun - feminine singularH5178 copper, bronze
basinכִּיּ֥וֹרkî·yō·wrNoun - masculine singular constructH3595 pot, basin
with a bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתnə·ḥō·šeṯNoun - feminine singularH5178 copper, bronze
standוְכַנּ֥וֹwə·ḵan·nōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3653 right, veritable, honest
for washingלְרָחְצָ֑הlə·rā·ḥə·ṣāhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
Setוְנָתַתָּ֣wə·nā·ṯa·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
it betweenבֵּֽין־bên-PrepositionH996 interval, space between
the Tentאֹ֤הֶל’ō·helNoun - masculine singular constructH168 tent
of Meetingמוֹעֵד֙mō·w·‘êḏNoun - masculine singularH4150 appointed time, place, meeting
and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַham·miz·bê·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4196 altar
and putוְנָתַתָּ֥wə·nā·ṯa·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
waterמָֽיִם׃mā·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
in itשָׁ֖מָּהšām·māhAdverb; third person feminine singularH8033 there, thither

Exodus 30:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
with whichמִמֶּ֑נּוּmim·men·nūPreposition; third person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן’a·hă·rōnNoun - proper - masculine singularH175 Aaron
and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוū·ḇā·nāwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
are to washוְרָחֲצ֛וּwə·rā·ḥă·ṣūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םyə·ḏê·hemNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH3027 hand
and feetרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃raḡ·lê·hemNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH7272 foot

Exodus 30:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whenever they enterבְּבֹאָ֞םbə·ḇō·’āmPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
the Tentאֹ֧הֶל’ō·helNoun - masculine singular constructH168 tent
of Meetingמוֹעֵ֛דmō·w·‘êḏNoun - masculine singularH4150 appointed time, place, meeting
orא֣וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
approachבְגִשְׁתָּ֤םḇə·ḡiš·tāmPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH5066 draw near, approach
the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ham·miz·bê·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4196 altar
to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֔תlə·šā·rêṯPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH8334 minister, serve
by presentingלְהַקְטִ֥ירlə·haq·ṭîrPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
a food offeringאִשֶּׁ֖ה’iš·šehNoun - masculine singularH801 an offering made by fire
to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃Yah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
they must washיִרְחֲצוּ־yir·ḥă·ṣū-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
with waterמַ֖יִםma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
so that they will notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
dieיָמֻ֑תוּyā·mu·ṯūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4191 die

Exodus 30:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thus they are to washוְרָחֲצ֛וּwə·rā·ḥă·ṣūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
their handsיְדֵיהֶ֥םyə·ḏê·hemNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH3027 hand
and feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םwə·raḡ·lê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH7272 foot
so that they will notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
dieיָמֻ֑תוּyā·mu·ṯūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4191 die
this shall beוְהָיְתָ֨הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a permanentעוֹלָ֛ם‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
statuteחָק־ḥāq-Noun - masculine singular constructH2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
for Aaron and his descendantsוּלְזַרְע֖וֹū·lə·zar·‘ōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
for the generations to comeלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃פlə·ḏō·rō·ṯāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1755 period, generation, dwelling

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Exodus 30:18 Exodus 40:7 · Exodus 38:8 · 1 Kings 7:38 · 2 Chronicles 4:14–15 · Exodus 40:30–32 · 2 Chronicles 4:2 · 1 Kings 7:23 · Titus 3:5 · Zechariah 13:1 · 1 John 1:7 · Leviticus 8:11 · 2 Chronicles 4:6

Exodus 30:19 Isaiah 52:11 · Exodus 40:31–32 · Psalm 26:6 · Hebrews 10:22

Exodus 30:21 Exodus 28:43

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.