Exodus
Exodus 30:19–21
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 30:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| with which | מִמֶּ֑נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֥ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| and his sons | וּבָנָ֖יו | ū·ḇā·nāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| are to wash | וְרָחֲצ֛וּ | wə·rā·ḥă·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe |
| their hands | יְדֵיהֶ֖ם | yə·ḏê·hem | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| and feet | רַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ | raḡ·lê·hem | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H7272 foot |
Exodus 30:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whenever they enter | בְּבֹאָ֞ם | bə·ḇō·’ām | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the Tent | אֹ֧הֶל | ’ō·hel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of Meeting | מוֹעֵ֛ד | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| or | א֣וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| approach | בְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם | ḇə·ḡiš·tām | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5066 draw near, approach |
| the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| to minister | לְשָׁרֵ֔ת | lə·šā·rêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H8334 minister, serve |
| by presenting | לְהַקְטִ֥יר | lə·haq·ṭîr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| a food offering | אִשֶּׁ֖ה | ’iš·šeh | Noun - masculine singular | H801 an offering made by fire |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| they must wash | יִרְחֲצוּ־ | yir·ḥă·ṣū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe |
| with water | מַ֖יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| so that they will not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| die | יָמֻ֑תוּ | yā·mu·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
Exodus 30:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thus they are to wash | וְרָחֲצ֛וּ | wə·rā·ḥă·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe |
| their hands | יְדֵיהֶ֥ם | yə·ḏê·hem | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| and feet | וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם | wə·raḡ·lê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H7272 foot |
| so that they will not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| die | יָמֻ֑תוּ | yā·mu·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
| this shall be | וְהָיְתָ֨ה | wə·hā·yə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a permanent | עוֹלָ֛ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| statute | חָק־ | ḥāq- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| for Aaron and his descendants | וּלְזַרְע֖וֹ | ū·lə·zar·‘ōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| for the generations to come | לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃פ | lə·ḏō·rō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.