Exodus Chapter 30 verse 17 Holy Bible
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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And the Lord said to Moses,
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And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
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And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 17-21. - THE BRAZEN LAVER. That the tabernacle was to have an ample supply of water had been implied in the directions given for the washing of Aaron and his sons at its outer door (Exodus 29:4). That it would contain some provision of the kind is further indicated by the command to "wash the inwards" of victims (ib, 17). We have now, in this place, the special directions given to Moses on the subject. He was to provide a brazen, or rather a bronze laver, which was to stand on a separate "foot," or base, of bronze, in the court of the tabernacle, between the entrance to the tabernacle and the "brazen altar." This was to be kept constantly supplied with water, and was to furnish whatever might be needed for the various ceremonies. Among its other uses, it was to supply liquid for the constant ablution of the priests, who were to wash both their hands and their feet on every occasion of their entering the sacred tent, and even on every occasion of their ministering at the brazen altar (ver. 20). This law was to be "a statute for ever" (ver. 21), and its violation was to be punished by death.