Exodus 40 · Verse 11

Exodus 40:11

And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
Exodus 40:11, King James Version

Exodus 40:11 in other translations

BSBAnoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
WEBYou shall anoint the basin and its base, and sanctify it.
ASVAnd thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.
YLTand thou hast anointed the laver and its base, and sanctified it.
DARBYAnd thou shalt anoint the laver and its stand, and hallow it.
BBEAnd put oil on the washing-vessel and its base, and make them holy.
WebsterAnd thou shalt anoint the laver and its foot, and sanctify it.

What does Exodus 40:11 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 40:1-15

When a new year begins, we should seek to serve God better than the year before. In half a year the tabernacle was completed. When the hearts of numbers are earnest in a good cause, much may be done in a short time; and when the commandments of God are continually attended to, as the rule of working, all will be done well. The high-priesthood was in the family of Aaron till Christ came, and in Him, the substance of…

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Exodus 40:11 in the original Hebrew

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וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.Taand you will anointH4886
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכִּיֹּ֖רha.ki.Yorthe laverH3595
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כַּנּ֑וֹka.Nobase itsH3653
וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֖ve.ki.dash.Taand you will consecrateH6942
אֹתֽוֹ\׃'o.To<obj.> itH853

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Exodus 40:10

    And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.

  • Exodus 40:11

    And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.

  • Exodus 40:12

    And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

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Exodus 40:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Asimismo ungirás la fuente y su basa, y la santificarás.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu oindras la cuve et son soubassement, et tu la sanctifieras.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und salbe das Becken und sein Gestell, und heilige es.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
labrum cum basi sua: omnia unctionis oleo consecrabis, ut sint Sancta sanctorum.