Exodus 40:32

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.”

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BSBPD

“They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as Jehovah commanded Moses.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“in their going in unto the tent of meeting, and in their drawing near unto the altar, they wash, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 40:32 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 29:4Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
  2. Exodus 30:19with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.
  3. Exodus 40:19Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.
  4. Numbers 1:19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai:
  5. Psalms 73:19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

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