Bible Strands
Exodus 40:7
And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God commands Moses to arrange the sanctuary furnishings immediately after positioning the bronze altar at the tabernacle entrance.
The words — The directive relies on נָֽתַתָּ֙ (nataTa), meaning "you will put," and כִּיֹּר (kiyOr), translated as "basin" or "laver."
The thread — This physical placement anticipates later biblical themes of ritual washing and spiritual cleansing found in Psalms 26:6, Zechariah 13:1, and Titus 3:5.
Why it lands — The text requires positioning a water-filled vessel between the Tent of Meeting and the altar to establish a designated space for ritual preparation before approaching the sacred area.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Cross-references
- Psalms 26:6 I 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.
- Titus 3:5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
- Hebrews 10:22 let 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 1:7 But 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.
- 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 38:8 Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Exodus 40:30 He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;
- Revelation 1:5 and 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,