Exodus 40:30

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;”

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BSBPD

“He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he putteth the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and putteth water there for washing,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 40:30 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 30:18“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,
  2. Exodus 38:8Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  3. Exodus 40:7And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
  4. Ezekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
  5. Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

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