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Exodus 30:18

30:17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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.

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“You shall also make a basin of brass, and its base of brass, in which to wash. You shall put it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.

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.

You shall also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash with: and you shall put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and you shall put water therein.

30:19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:

What does Exodus 30:18 mean?

Exodus 30:18 is a verse in the book of Exodus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), כִּיּוֹר (kîyôwr), נְחֹשֶׁת (nᵉchôsheth). It connects to 14 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Thou
shalt
also
makeעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
a
laverכִּיּוֹרkîyôwr/kee-yore'/H3595properly, something round (as excavated or bored), i.e. a chafing-dish forcoals or a caldron forcooking; hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl; also (for the same reason) a pulpit or platform
of
brass,נְחֹשֶׁתnᵉchôsheth/nekh-o'-sheth/H5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
and
his
footכֵּןkên/kane/H3653a stand, i.e. pedestal or station
also
of
brass,נְחֹשֶׁתnᵉchôsheth/nekh-o'-sheth/H5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
to
washרָחַץrâchats/raw-khats'/H7364to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
withal:
and
thou
shalt
putנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
it
between
the
tabernacleאֹהֶלʼôhel/o'-hel/H168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
of
the
congregationמוֹעֵדmôwʻêd/mo-ade'/H4150properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally ayear; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand)
and
the
altar,מִזְבֵּחַmizbêach/miz-bay'-akh/H4196an altar
and
thou
shalt
putנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
waterמַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
therein.

Commentary on Exodus 30:18

HENRY_FULL · Exodus 30:17–21
18 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. 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: 20 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 : 21 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. Orders are here given, 1. For the making of a laver, or font, of brass, a large vessel, that would contain a good quantity of water, which was to be set near the door of the tabernacle, v. 18 . The foot of brass, it is supposed, was so contrived as to receive the water, which was let into it out of the laver by spouts or cocks. They then had a laver for the priests only to wash in, but to us now there is a fountain open for Judah and Jerusalem to wash in ( Zech. xiii. 1 ), an inexhaustible fountain of living water, so that it is our own fault if we remain in our pollution. 2. For the using of this laver. Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet at this laver every time they went in to minister, every morning, at least, v. 19-21 . For this purpose clean water was put into the laver fresh every day. Though they washed themselves ever so clean at their own houses, that would not serve; they must wash at the laver, because that was appointed for washing, 2 Kings v. 12-14 . This was designed, (1.) To teach them purity in all their ministrations, and to possess them with a reverence of God's holiness and a dread of the pollutions of sin. They must not only wash and be made clean when they were first consecrated, but they must wash and be kept clean whenever they went in to minister. He only shall stand in God's holy place that has clean hands and a pure heart, Ps. xxiv. 3, 4 . And, (2.) It was to teach us, who are daily to attend upon God, daily to renew our repentance for sin and our believing application of the blood of Christ to our souls for remission; for in many things we daily offend and contract pollution, John xiii. 8, 10 ; Jam. iii. 2 . This is the preparation we are to make for solemn ordinances. Cleanse your hands and purify your hearts, and then draw nigh to God, Jam. iv. 8 . To this law David alludes in Ps. xxvi. 6 , I will wash my hands in innocency, so will I compass thine altar, O Lord. 22 Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, sayi

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 31:9

And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot, furniture: Heb. vessels

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. lookingglasses: or, brasen glasses assembling: Heb. assembling by troops

Exodus 40:7

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

Exodus 40:30

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

Leviticus 8:11

And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.

1 Kings 7:23

And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. from: Heb. from his brim to his brim

1 Kings 7:38

Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.

2 Chronicles 4:2

Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. from: Heb. from his brim to his brim

2 Chronicles 4:6

He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. such: Heb. the work of burnt offering

2 Chronicles 4:14

He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; lavers: or, caldrons

2 Chronicles 4:15

One sea, and twelve oxen under it.

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. uncleanness: Heb. separation 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;

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.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Exodus 30:18.

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. lookingglasses: or, brasen glasses assembling: Heb. assembling by troops

Exodus 29:4

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

Exodus 30:20

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:

Exodus 35:16

The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

Exodus 39:39

The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

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 26:11

And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. tent: or, covering

Exodus 27:21

In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

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What does Exodus 30:18 say?

Exodus 30:18 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Exodus 30:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Exodus 30:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Exodus.

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