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This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They must always wash their hands and feet, or they will die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and his descendants, to be observed from generation to generation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they may not die. It shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his offspring throughout their generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, <i>even</i> to him and to his seed throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they shall wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And it shall be a statute forever to them—to him and his descendants throughout their generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they do not die; and it shall be a permanent statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So they shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they will not die; and it shall be a perpetual statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they may not die; and it shall be a perpetual statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they will not die; and it shall be a perpetual statute for them, for Aaron and his seed throughout their generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they will not die; it shall be a perpetual statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They must wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this is to be a permanent statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They must wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this is to be a permanent statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />so they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />they will wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This will be a permanent law for him and his descendants for generations to come."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They must wash their hands and feet, so that they will not die. This is a rule which they and their descendants are to observe forever." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They are to wash their hands and their feet so that they don't die, and it is to be for them a perpetual ordinance for Aaron and his seed from generation to generation."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />they must wash their hands and their feet so that they do not die. And this will be a perpetual ordinance for them and for their descendants throughout their generations." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they not die: and it shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his descendants throughout their generations."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they not die. This shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his descendants throughout their generations.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then they have washed their hands and their feet, and they do not die, and it has been a continuous statute to them, to him and to his seed, throughout their generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then they have washed their hands and their feet, and they die not, and it hath been to them a statute age-during, to him and to his seed to their generations.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they shall wash their hands and their feet, and they shall not die: and it was to them a law forever, to him and to his seed and to their generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lest perhaps they die. It shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his seed by successions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />otherwise, they may die. This shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his offspring, throughout their successions.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />they must wash their hands and feet, lest they die. This shall be a perpetual statute for him and his descendants throughout their generations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they may not die: it shall be a perpetual ordinance for them, for him and for his descendants throughout their generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not; and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his descendants throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Whenever they enter the Time Tabernacle they shall wash with water and they will not die, and whenever they come near the altar to serve and to burn an incense offering to LORD JEHOVAH:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />so they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not; and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They shall wash their hands and feet with water, whensoever they shall go into the tabernacle of witness; they shall wash themselves with water, that they die not; and it shall be for them a perpetual statute, for him and his posterity after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/30-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=7913" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">The Bronze Basin</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: wə·rā·ḥă·ṣū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">Thus they are to wash</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yə·ḏê·hem (N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">their hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: wə·raḡ·lê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">and feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that they will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mu·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">die;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">this shall be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">a permanent</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥāq- (N-msc) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">statute</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ū·lə·zar·‘ōw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">for Aaron and his descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·rō·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">for the generations to come.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Leviticus 16:4</a></span><br />He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-24.htm">Leviticus 16:24</a></span><br />He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-6.htm">Leviticus 8:6</a></span><br />Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Leviticus 10:6-7</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited. / You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Numbers 8:7</a></span><br />This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-7.htm">Numbers 19:7</a></span><br />Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Numbers 19:21</a></span><br />This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">2 Chronicles 4:6</a></span><br />He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-6.htm">Psalm 26:6</a></span><br />I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a></span><br />Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a></span><br />I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2</a></span><br />“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-20.htm">Matthew 15:20</a></span><br />These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-3.htm">Mark 7:3-4</a></span><br />Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. / And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.</p><p class="hdg">a statute</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/28-43.htm">Exodus 28:43</a></b></br> And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy <i>place</i>; that they bear not iniquity, and die: <i>it shall be</i> a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-19.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/12-17.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/exodus/29-29.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Die</a> <a href="/exodus/30-19.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/exodus/29-28.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/exodus/30-19.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/exodus/29-9.htm">Order</a> <a href="/exodus/29-9.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/exodus/28-43.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/exodus/29-28.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/30-30.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/exodus/31-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-17.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-35.htm">Die</a> <a href="/exodus/37-3.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/exodus/31-17.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/exodus/32-15.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-18.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/40-12.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/exodus/40-31.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">The altar of incense</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-11.htm">The ransom of souls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-17.htm">The bronze basin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-22.htm">The holy anointing oil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">The composition of the incense</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Thus they are to wash their hands and feet</b><br>This phrase refers to the ritual washing required of the priests before they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister. The washing symbolizes purification and readiness to serve God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, washing was a common practice for priests in various religions, signifying cleanliness and preparation for sacred duties. Biblically, this act foreshadows the spiritual cleansing necessary for believers, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3-4</a>, which emphasizes purity of heart and hands.<p><b>so that they will not die;</b><br>The severe consequence of death underscores the holiness required in approaching God. This reflects the broader biblical theme that God is holy and those who serve Him must also be holy (<a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44</a>). The warning serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who provides the perfect cleansing from sin (<a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>).<p><b>this shall be a permanent statute</b><br>The term "permanent statute" indicates that this command is to be observed continually by the priestly line. It highlights the enduring nature of God's requirements for holiness and the ongoing need for purification. This concept of a lasting ordinance is echoed in other parts of the Torah, such as the observance of the Sabbath (<a href="/exodus/31-16.htm">Exodus 31:16</a>), emphasizing the continuity of God's covenant with His people.<p><b>for Aaron and his descendants</b><br>Aaron, the first high priest, and his descendants were chosen to serve in the priestly role, establishing a hereditary priesthood. This lineage is significant in the history of Israel, as it sets apart the tribe of Levi for sacred duties. The priesthood of Aaron is a type of the eternal priesthood of Christ, who is described as a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek (<a href="/hebrews/7-17.htm">Hebrews 7:17</a>).<p><b>for the generations to come.</b><br>This phrase indicates the lasting nature of the command, intended to be observed by future generations of priests. It underscores the continuity of God's covenantal relationship with Israel and the importance of maintaining the practices that symbolize their unique identity as God's chosen people. This enduring command also points to the eternal nature of Christ's priesthood and the perpetual need for spiritual cleansing and holiness among God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The first high priest of Israel, brother of Moses, and a key figure in the establishment of the priestly order.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron's_descendants.htm">Aaron's Descendants</a></b><br>The Levitical priesthood, responsible for performing sacred duties in the Tabernacle and later the Temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary where God dwelled among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bronze_basin.htm">The Bronze Basin</a></b><br>A large basin used for ceremonial washing, placed between the Tent of Meeting and the altar.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_washing_ritual.htm">The Washing Ritual</a></b><br>A divinely instituted practice for priests to cleanse themselves before performing their duties, symbolizing purity and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_purity.htm">The Importance of Purity</a></b><br>The washing ritual underscores the necessity of purity and holiness in approaching God. As believers, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleansing.htm">Symbolism of Cleansing</a></b><br>The physical act of washing symbolizes the spiritual cleansing we receive through Christ. It reminds us of the need for continual repentance and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The washing was a command from God, highlighting the importance of obedience in our walk with Him. We are to follow God's instructions faithfully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/priestly_role_of_believers.htm">Priestly Role of Believers</a></b><br>As a royal priesthood, believers are called to serve God and others, maintaining spiritual cleanliness through the Word and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_statutes.htm">Eternal Statutes</a></b><br>The permanence of this statute for Aaron's descendants points to the eternal nature of God's principles, which find their ultimate fulfillment in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/purpose_of_the_bronze_laver.htm">What was the purpose of the bronze laver?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_divine_appointment.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on incense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reliable_is_the_urim_and_thummim_claim.htm">Exodus 28:30: How reliable is the claim about the Urim and Thummim, given the lack of concrete archeological evidence or consistent references elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_tent_of_meeting_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Tent of Meeting?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">A statute for ever.</span>--Comp. <a href="/exodus/27-21.htm" title="In the tabernacle of the congregation without the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever to their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.">Exodus 27:21</a>; <a href="/exodus/28-43.htm" title="And they shall be on Aaron, and on his sons, when they come in to the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever to him and his seed after him.">Exodus 28:43</a>; <a href="/exodus/29-9.htm" title="And you shall gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.">Exodus 29:9</a>. The external act was to continue so long as the dispensation lasted; the internal purity, which it symbolised, would be required of those who entered the Divine Presence for ever. (See <a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm" title="Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:">Hebrews 12:14</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">THE COMPOSITION OF THE HOLY OIL.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21</span>- <span class="cmt_word">It shall be a statute for ever</span>. Compare <a href="/exodus/27-21.htm">Exodus 27:21</a>; <a href="/exodus/28-43.htm">Exodus 28:43</a>; <a href="/exodus/29-9.htm">Exodus 29:9</a>: et<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/30-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Thus they are to wash</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָחֲצ֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·ḥă·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wash, wash off or away, bathe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their hands</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדֵיהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and feet</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·raḡ·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that they will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">die;</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמֻ֑תוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mu·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this shall be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיְתָ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a permanent</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">statute</span><br /><span class="heb">חָק־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥāq-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Aaron and his descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְזַרְע֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·zar·‘ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the generations to come.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏō·rō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/30-21.htm">Exodus 30:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/30-21.htm">Exodus 30:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/30-21.htm">Exodus 30:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/30-21.htm">Exodus 30:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/30-21.htm">Exodus 30:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/30-21.htm">Exodus 30:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/30-21.htm">Exodus 30:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/30-21.htm">Exodus 30:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/30-21.htm">Exodus 30:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/30-21.htm">Exodus 30:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/30-21.htm">OT Law: Exodus 30:21 So they shall wash their hands (Exo. 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