Exodus 40:32

Exodus 40:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses.
• New International Version (NIV)They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar, as the Lord commanded Moses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, as the Lord commanded Moses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whenever they went into the tabernacle of meeting, and when they came near the altar, they washed, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Context of Exodus 40:32

30Moses put the large bowl for water between the Tent of Meeting and the altar. He put water in it for the priests to wash themselves. 31Moses and Aaron and Aaron's sons used the water to wash their hands and their feet. They washed themselves every time that they went into the Tent of Meeting. They also washed themselves before they went to offer sacrifices at the altar. They did what the Lord had commanded Moses to do. 33Moses also made the yard around the tabernacle and round the altar. He hung the curtain at the entrance of the yard. In that way, Moses finished the work. 34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting. The glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

Exodus 40:32 word by word

בְּבֹאָ֞ם אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֗ד וּבְקָרְבָתָ֛ם אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ יִרְחָ֑צוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When they wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• and when they came nearקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• unto the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• they washedרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872

Cross-references for Exodus 40:32

• Exodus 40:19Then he covered the tabernacle with the tent and he put the leather covers over the tent. He did this in the way that the Lord had commanded him.
• Exodus 30:19Aaron and his sons must use the water from the bowl to wash their hands and their feet.
• Psalms 73:19It will take just a moment to destroy them! Great fear will sweep them away!

Commentaries on Exodus 40:32

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-33Verses 16-33 When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off rearing it till they came to Canaan; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp. Those who are unsettled in the world, must not think that this will excuse want of religion; as if it were enough to begin to serve God when they begin to be settled in the world. No; a tabernacle for God is very needful, even in a wilderness…Read the comment
• 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 40:32

• Ablution
• Laver
• Obedience
• Priest
• Purification

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Papyrus
• Prayer

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