Exodus 40 · Verse 7

Exodus 40:7

And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Exodus 40:7, King James Version

Exodus 40:7 in other translations

BSBAnd place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
WEBYou shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.
ASVAnd thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
YLTand hast put the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and hast put water there.
DARBYAnd thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water in it.
BBEAnd let the washing-vessel, with water in it, be put between the Tent of meeting and the altar.
WebsterAnd thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water in it.

What does Exodus 40:7 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 40:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְנָֽתַתָּ֙ve.na.ta.Taand you will putH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכִּיֹּ֔רha.ki.Yorthe laverH3595
בֵּֽין\־bein-betweenH996
אֹ֥הֶל'O.hel[the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand betweenH996
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196
וְנָתַתָּ֥ve.na.ta.Taand you will putH5414
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
מָֽיִם\׃Ma.yimwaterH4325

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

Cross references for Exodus 40:7

  • Psalms 26:6

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

  • 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.

  • Hebrews 10:22

    Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  • Zechariah 13:1

    In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

  • Titus 3:5

    Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

  • Exodus 30:18-21

    Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 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: So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

  • Exodus 40:30-32

    And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal. And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat: When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Exodus 38:8

    And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Revelation 1:5-6

    And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
30-32; 30:18-21; 38:8; Ps 26:6; Zec 13:1; Tit 3:5; Heb 10:22; 1Jo 1:7
Re 1:5,6

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Context

  • Exodus 40:6

    And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

  • Exodus 40:7

    And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

  • Exodus 40:8

    And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

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Exodus 40:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Luego pondrás la fuente entre el tabernáculo del testimonio y el altar; y pondrás agua en ella.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu mettras la cuve entre la tente d’assignation et l’autel, et tu y mettras de l’eau.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und stelle das Becken zwischen das Zelt der Zusammenkunft und den Altar, und tue Wasser darein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
labrum inter altare et tabernaculum, quod implebis aqua.