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

5And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle. 6And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water in it. 8And thou shalt set up the court all around, and hang up the hanging at the court gate. 9And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shalt hallow it, and all its vessels: 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

• setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• laverכִּיֹּרkîyôr kîyôr · basinH3595
• tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Exodus 40:7

• Exodus 40:30And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash with .
• Exodus 30:18Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and its foot also of brass, to wash in : and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water in it.
• Exodus 38:8And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of serving women, who served at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
• Psalms 26:6I will wash my hands in innocency: so will I go about thy altar, O LORD:
• Zechariah 13:1In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
• Hebrews 10:22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil 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 one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
• Revelation 1:5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own 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