Exodus 40 · Verse 31

Exodus 40:31

And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:
Exodus 40:31, King James Version

Exodus 40:31 in other translations

BSBand from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.
WEBMoses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.
ASVAnd Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;
YLTand Moses and Aaron and his sons have washed their hands and their feet at the same;
DARBYAnd Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet out of it:
BBEIn it the hands and feet of Moses and Aaron and his sons were washed,
WebsterAnd Moses, and Aaron, and his sons, washed their hands and their feet thereat:

What does Exodus 40:31 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 40:16-33

When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off rearing it till they came to Canaan; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp. Those who are unsettled in the world, must not think that this will excuse want of religion; as if it were enough to begin to serve God when they begin to be settled in the world. No; a tabernacle for God is very needful…

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Exodus 40:31 in the original Hebrew

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וְרָחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.Tzuand they washedH7364
מִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nufrom itH4480
מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.Ronand AaronH175
וּבָנָ֑יוu.va.Navand sons hisH1121
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.Hemhands theirH3027
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
רַגְלֵיהֶֽם\׃rag.lei.Hemfeet theirH7272

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Cross references for Exodus 40:31

  • Exodus 30:19-20

    For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord:

  • Psalms 26:6

    I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:

  • John 13:10

    Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

  • 1 John 1:7

    But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

  • 1 John 1:9

    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  • Psalms 51:6-7

    Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

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Context

  • Exodus 40:30

    And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.

  • Exodus 40:31

    And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:

  • Exodus 40:32

    When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Exodus 40:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Moisés y Aarón y sus hijos lavaban en ella sus manos y sus pies.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse, et Aaron et ses fils, s’y lavèrent les mains et les pieds;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose und Aaron und seine Söhne wuschen daraus ihre Hände und ihre Füße;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Erexit et atrium per gyrum tabernaculi et altaris, ducto in introitu ejus tentorio. Postquam omnia perfecta sunt,