Focused Passage

Exodus 30:17-21

Incense, Atonement Money, Washing, Anointing Oil, and Holy Incense

The chapter moves from the altar of incense and its regular priestly service, to atonement money given during a census, to the bronze basin for priestly washing, to the sacred anointing oil used to consecrate the tabernacle and priests, and finally to the holy incense that must be made and used only for the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17 And the LORD said to Moses,

18 “You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,

19 with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.

20 Whenever 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.

21 Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Cross-references

Exodus 38:8 BSB references Exodus 19:10-15 OliveGrove study links Isaiah 52:11 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֥ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular - לֵּאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 18

Cross-references

Exodus 40:7 Classic cross-references Exodus 38:8 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 7:23 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 7:38 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 4:14 Classic cross-references Exodus 19:10-15 OliveGrove study links Isaiah 52:11 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links

Original words

You are to make וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular a bronze נְחֹ֛שֶׁת H5178 Noun - feminine singular basin כִּיּ֥וֹר H3595 Noun - masculine singular construct with a bronze נְחֹ֖שֶׁת H5178 Noun - feminine singular stand וְכַנּ֥וֹ H3653 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular for washing לְרָחְצָ֑ה H7364 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Set וְנָתַתָּ֣ H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - אֹת֗וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular it between בֵּֽין־ H996 Preposition the Tent אֹ֤הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵד֙ H4150 Noun - masculine singular . . . וּבֵ֣ין H996 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular and put וְנָתַתָּ֥ H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular water מָֽיִם׃ H4325 Noun - masculine plural in it שָׁ֖מָּה H8033 Adverb | third person feminine singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Isaiah 52:11 Classic cross-references Exodus 40:31 Classic cross-references Psalms 26:6 Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:22 Classic cross-references Hebrews 9:10 Classic cross-references Exodus 19:10-15 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links

Original words

with which מִמֶּ֑נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular Aaron אַהֲרֹ֥ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his sons וּבָנָ֖יו H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular are to wash וְרָחֲצ֛וּ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural their hands יְדֵיהֶ֖ם H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and feet רַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ H7272 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker

Verse 20

Cross-references

Leviticus 16:4 Classic cross-references Exodus 19:10-15 OliveGrove study links Isaiah 52:11 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Whenever they enter בְּבֹאָ֞ם H935 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the Tent אֹ֧הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֛ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction approach בְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם H5066 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular to minister לְשָׁרֵ֔ת H8334 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct by presenting לְהַקְטִ֥יר H6999 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct a food offering אִשֶּׁ֖ה H801 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַֽיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular they must wash יִרְחֲצוּ־ H7364 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural with water מַ֖יִם H4325 Noun - masculine plural so that they will not וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle die יָמֻ֑תוּ H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 21

Cross-references

Exodus 28:43 Classic cross-references Exodus 19:10-15 OliveGrove study links Isaiah 52:11 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 10:1-3 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Thus they are to wash וְרָחֲצ֛וּ H7364 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural their hands יְדֵיהֶ֥ם H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural and feet וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם H7272 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural so that they will not וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle die יָמֻ֑תוּ H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural this shall be וְהָיְתָ֨ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular a permanent עוֹלָ֛ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular statute חָק־ H2706 Noun - masculine singular construct for Aaron and his descendants וּלְזַרְע֖וֹ H2233 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular for the generations to come לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃פ H1755 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

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