Exodus 40:7

Exodus 40:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
• New International Version (NIV)place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

Context of Exodus 40:7

5Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. 6Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it. 8Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. 9Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.

Exodus 40:7 word by word

וְנָֽתַתָּ֙ אֶת־הַכִּיֹּ֔ר בֵּֽין־אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד וּבֵ֣ין הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וְנָתַתָּ֥ שָׁ֖ם מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

• And placeנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the basinכִּיֹּרkîyôr kîyôr · basinH3595
• betweenבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• the Tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of Meetingמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• and the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and putשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• water in itמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Exodus 40:7

• Exodus 40:30He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;
• 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,
• 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.
• Psalms 26:6I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
• Zechariah 13:1“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
• 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.
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

Commentaries on Exodus 40:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-33The report on setting up the Tent of Meeting starts with the Lord's commands (40:1–15). It continues with how Moses obeyed those commands (40:16–33). The repeated statement that "Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded" (40:16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32) strongly contrasts with Aaron’s self-serving statement in 32:22–24. God wants to share his presence with us, but his holiness requires us to give up our own efforts to secure his presence and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-382. On the first day of the first month--From a careful consideration of the incidents recorded to have happened after the exodus (Ex 12:2; 13:4; 19:1; 20:18; 34:28, &c.), it has been computed that the work of the tabernacle was commenced within six months after that emigration; and consequently, that other six months had been occupied in building it. So long a period spent in preparing the materials of a movable pavilion, it would be difficult to…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 40:7

• Laver

In the dictionaries

• Laver
• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Papyrus
• Prayer
• Water
• burnt offering, offering by fire

Commentaries on Exodus 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings