Exodus

Exodus 30:20

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.

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.