Exodus 40:12

Exodus 40:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
• New International Version (NIV)“Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall wash them with water
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.

Context of Exodus 40:12

10You shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar. The altar shall be most holy. 11And you shall anoint the laver and its base, and consecrate it. “Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water. 13You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest. 14And you shall bring his sons and clothe them with tunics.

Exodus 40:12 word by word

וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֤ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֔יו אֶל־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְרָחַצְתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם בַּמָּֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt bringקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• unto the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• and washרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• them with waterמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Exodus 40:12

• Exodus 29:1“And this is what you shall do to them to hallow them for ministering to Me as priests: Take one young bull and two rams without blemish,
• Leviticus 8:1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
• Leviticus 9:1It came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
• Isaiah 11:1There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
• Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
• Matthew 3:16When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.
• Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
• John 3:34For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
• Romans 8:3For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh,
• Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

Commentaries on Exodus 40:12

• 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 40:12

• Ablution
• Jesus Continued
• Priest
• Purification
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Tabernacle
• Ablution
• 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