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Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Contemporary English Version

Exodus 40:12

Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent and have them wash themselves.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ablution;   Jesus Continued;   Priest;   Purification;   Tabernacle;   Thompson Chain Reference - Cleansing;   Dedication;   Defilement-Cleansing;   Water;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ, the High Priest;   Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Laver of Brass;   Sanctification;   Theocracy, the, or Immediate Government by God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dedication;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Oil;   Priest, Christ as;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Baptism;   Pentateuch;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Sanctification;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lots ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Washing;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Tabernacle, the;   Worship, the;   Last Days at Sinai;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ablution;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Leviticus;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall bring Aharon and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting, and shall wash them with water.
King James Version
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
Lexham English Bible
And you will bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of assembly, and you will wash them with the water.
New Century Version
"Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Meeting Tent, and wash them with water.
New English Translation
"You are to bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
Amplified Bible
"Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
New American Standard Bible
"Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then thou shalt bring Aaron & his sonnes vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and wash them with water.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Then bring Aharon and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons near, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and bathe them with water.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Meeting Tent. Wash them with water.
English Standard Version
Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall wash them with water
George Lamsa Translation
Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
Good News Translation
"Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent, and have them take a ritual bath.
Christian Standard Bible®
“Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
Literal Translation
And you shall cause to draw near Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And you shall wash them with water.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And thou shalt brynge Aaron & his sonnes vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse, and wash them with water,
American Standard Version
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.
Bible in Basic English
Then let Aaron and his sons come to the door of the Tent of meeting; and after washing them with water,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thou shalt bryng Aaron and his sonnes vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation, and washe them with water.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.
King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sonnes vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and wash them with water.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and thou shalt wash them with water.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.
Berean Standard Bible
Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt present Aaron and hise sones to the dore of the tabernacle of witnessyng;
Young's Literal Translation
`And thou hast brought near Aaron and his sons unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and hast bathed them with water;
Update Bible Version
And you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting, and shall wash them with water.
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
World English Bible
You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting, and shall wash them with water.
New King James Version
"Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water.
New Living Translation
"Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.
New Life Bible
"Then bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the meeting tent. And wash them with water.
New Revised Standard
Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and shall wash them with water,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And thou shalt bring near Aaron and his sons, unto the opening of the teat of meeting, - and shalt bathe them in the water;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and having washed them with water,
Revised Standard Version
Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting, and shall wash them with water,
THE MESSAGE
"Finally, bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water. Dress Aaron in the sacred vestments. Anoint him. Consecrate him to serve me as priest. Bring his sons and put tunics on them. Anoint them, just as you anointed their father, to serve me as priests. Their anointing will bring them into a perpetual priesthood, down through the generations."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said to Moses: 2 Set up my tent on the first day of the year 3 and put the chest with the Ten Commandments behind the inside curtain of the tent. 4 Bring in the table and set on it those things that are made for it. Also bring in the lampstand and attach the lamps to it. 5 Then place the gold altar of incense in front of the sacred chest and hang a curtain at the entrance to the tent. 6 Set the altar for burning sacrifices in front of the entrance to my tent. 7 Put the large bronze bowl between the tent and the altar and fill the bowl with water. 8 Surround the tent and the altar with the wall of curtains and hang the curtain that was made for the entrance. 9 Use the sacred olive oil to dedicate the tent and everything in it to me. 10 Do the same thing with the altar for offering sacrifices and its equipment

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 29:1-35, Leviticus 8:1-13, Leviticus 9:1-24, Isaiah 11:1-5, Isaiah 61:1-3, Matthew 3:16, Luke 1:35, John 3:34, Romans 8:3, Galatians 4:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 29:4 - wash them Exodus 29:35 - thus shalt thou do Leviticus 8:2 - anointing Leviticus 8:6 - washed Leviticus 16:4 - therefore Numbers 8:9 - thou shalt bring 1 Kings 7:38 - ten lavers Hebrews 9:10 - divers

Cross-References

Genesis 40:18
Joseph said: This is the meaning of your dream. The three baskets are three days,
Genesis 40:19
and in three days the king will cut off your head. He will hang your body on a pole, and birds will come and peck at it.
Genesis 41:12
A young Hebrew, who was a servant of the captain of the guard, was there with us at the time. When we told him our dreams, he explained what each of them meant,
Judges 7:14
The other soldier answered, "Your dream must have been about Gideon, the Israelite commander. It means God will let him and his army defeat the Midianite army and everyone else in our camp."
Matthew 26:26
During the meal Jesus took some bread in his hands. He blessed the bread and broke it. Then he gave it to his disciples and said, "Take this and eat it. This is my body."
1 Corinthians 10:4
and drank the same spiritual drink, which flowed from the spiritual rock that followed them. That rock was Christ.
Galatians 4:25
Hagar also stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and for the present city of Jerusalem. She and her children are slaves.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 12-14. And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,.... To wash, anoint, and clothe them, as in the two following verses Exodus 40:13, that they might minister in the priest's office, according to Exodus 28:41


 
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