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New King James Version

Exodus 40:32

Whenever they went into the tabernacle of meeting, and when they came near the altar, they washed, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ablution;   Laver;   Obedience;   Priest;   Purification;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dedication;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dedication;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   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;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Leviticus;   Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moshe.
King James Version
When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Lexham English Bible
At their going into the tent of assembly and at their approaching the altar, they washed, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
New Century Version
They washed themselves every time they entered the Meeting Tent and every time they went near the altar for burnt offerings, just as the Lord commanded Moses.
New English Translation
Whenever they entered the tent of meeting, and whenever they approached the altar, they would wash, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Amplified Bible
When they entered the Tent of Meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as the LORD commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible
When they entered the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Geneva Bible (1587)
When they went into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and when they approched to the Altar, they washed, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Legacy Standard Bible
When they entered the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
Contemporary English Version
In fact, they washed each time before entering the tent or offering sacrifices at the altar. These things were done exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Complete Jewish Bible
so that they could wash when entering the tent of meeting and when approaching the altar, as Adonai had ordered Moshe.
Darby Translation
when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they drew near to the altar, they washed; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Easy-to-Read Version
They washed themselves every time they entered the Meeting Tent. They also washed themselves every time they went near the altar. They did these things just as the Lord commanded Moses.
English Standard Version
When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, as the Lord commanded Moses.
George Lamsa Translation
When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near to the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Good News Translation
whenever they went into the Tent or to the altar, just as the Lord had commanded.
Christian Standard Bible®
They washed whenever they came to the tent of meeting and approached the altar, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Literal Translation
As they came into the tabernacle of the congregation, and as they drew near to the altar, they would wash, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for they ought to wash the, whan they wente in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse, or whan they wente vnto the altare, as the LORDE commaunded him.
American Standard Version
when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Bible in Basic English
Whenever they went into the Tent of meeting, and when they came near the altar, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When they went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and when they went to the aulter they wasshed them selues, as the Lorde commaunded Moyses.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they should wash; as the LORD commanded Moses.
King James Version (1611)
When they went into the Tent of the Congregation, and when they came neere vnto the Altar, they washed, as the Lord commanded Moses.
English Revised Version
when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed: as the LORD commanded Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
whanne thei entriden into the roof of boond of pees, and neiyeden to the auter, as the Lord comaundide to Moises.
Young's Literal Translation
in their going in unto the tent of meeting, and in their drawing near unto the altar, they wash, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Update Bible Version
when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Webster's Bible Translation
When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near to the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.
World English Bible
When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
New Living Translation
Whenever they approached the altar and entered the Tabernacle, they washed themselves, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
New Life Bible
They washed when they came into the tent of meeting and when they came near the altar, just as the Lord had told Moses.
New Revised Standard
When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
when they were entering into the tent of meeting, and when they were drawing near unto the altar, then used they to bathe, - As Yahweh commanded Moses.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(40-29) And Moses and Aaron, and his sons, washed their hands and feet,
Revised Standard Version
when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they entered the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Contextual Overview

16 Thus Moses did; according to all that the LORD had commanded him, so he did. 17 And it came to pass in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up. 18 So Moses raised up the tabernacle, fastened its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and raised up its pillars. 19 And he spread out the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 20 He took the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark. 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung up the veil of the covering, and partitioned off the ark of the Testimony, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 22 He put the table in the tabernacle of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil; 23 and he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 24 He put the lampstand in the tabernacle of meeting, across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle; 25 and he lit the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as the Lord: Exodus 40:19, Exodus 30:19, Exodus 30:20, Psalms 73:19

Reciprocal: Genesis 6:22 - General Exodus 39:32 - according Leviticus 16:4 - therefore Numbers 1:54 - General Matthew 1:24 - did

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When they went into the tent of the congregation,.... Not only at this time, but at all other times:

and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; to the altar of burnt offering to offer sacrifice; and also to the altar of incense, and burn incense on that; for before whatever service they performed in the tabernacle they washed:

as the Lord commanded Moses; Exodus 30:20 this phrase is near twenty times expressed in this and the preceding chapter, to show that everything was done by the workmen, and everything put in its proper place by Moses, exactly according to the will of God; no one pursuing his own fancy and private judgment, but all consulting the mind of God, and acting according to that.


 
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