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Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Make a bronze washbasin with a bronze stand. Place it between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You shall also make a basin of bronze, with its stand of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt also make a laver <i>of</i> brass, and his foot <i>also of</i> brass, to wash <i>withal</i>: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base also of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. And you shall put water in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You shall also make a basin of bronze, with its base of bronze, for washing; and you shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base of bronze, for washing; and you shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base of bronze, for washing; and you shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its stand of bronze, for washing; and you shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall also make a basin of bronze, with a base of bronze, for washing. You shall put it [outside in the court] between the Tent of Meeting and the altar [of burnt offering], and you shall put water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Make a bronze basin for washing and a bronze stand for it. Set it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make a bronze basin for washing and a bronze stand for it. Set it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, whereat to wash. And thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and fill it with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Make a bronze basin with a bronze base. Place it between the Tent and the altar, and put water in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze base for washing. You are to pace it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, put water in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You are also to make a large bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. You are to put it between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"You shall also make a basin of bronze, and its base of bronze, in which to wash. You shall put it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and its foot also of brass, to wash in: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You shall also make a basin of bronze, and its base of bronze, in which to wash. You shall put it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And you have made a laver of bronze (and its base of bronze), for washing; and you have put it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and have put water [in] there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou hast made a laver of brass (and its base of brass), for washing; and thou hast put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and hast put water there;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Make a brass wash-basin, and its pedestal brass, for washing: and give it between the tent of appointment and between the altar, and give water there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt make also a brazen laver with its foot, to wash in: and thou shalt set it between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar. And water being put into it, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“You shall also make a bronze washtub with its base to wash in; and you shall place it between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar. And when water has been added,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For ablutions you shall make a bronze basin with a bronze stand. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall also make a laver of brass, and its base of brass, for washing; and you shall put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and you shall put water into it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH spoke with Moshe and he said to him,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, whereat to wash; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Make a brazen laver, and a brazen base for it, for washing; and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of witness and the altar, and thou shalt pour forth water into it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/30-18.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=7889" 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">17</span>And the LORD said to Moses, <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">“You are to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">a bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/3595.htm" title="3595: kî·yō·wr (N-msc) -- Pot, basin. ">basin</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">with a bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/3653.htm" title="3653: wə·ḵan·nōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A stand, pedestal, station. The same as ken, used as a noun; a stand, i.e. Pedestal or station.">stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: lə·rā·ḥə·ṣāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">for washing.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯa·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Set</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên- (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">it between</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ō·hel (N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of Meeting</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">and the altar,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯa·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and put</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">in it,</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.…<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="/exodus/38-8.htm">Exodus 38:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">1 Kings 7:38-39</a></span><br />He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands. / He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.<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="/leviticus/8-11.htm">Leviticus 8:11</a></span><br />He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.<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="/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/51-2.htm">Psalm 51:2</a></span><br />Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.<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/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a></span><br />Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!<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="/john/13-5.htm">John 13:5-10</a></span><br />After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him. / He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?” / Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-6.htm">John 2:6</a></span><br />Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Hebrews 9:10</a></span><br />They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a></span><br />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,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash with: and you shall put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and you shall put water therein.</p><p class="hdg">a laver</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/31-9.htm">Exodus 31:9</a></b></br> And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/38-8.htm">Exodus 38:8</a></b></br> And he made the laver <i>of</i> brass, and the foot of it <i>of</i> brass, of the lookingglasses of <i>the women</i> assembling, which assembled <i>at</i> the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-11.htm">Leviticus 8:11</a></b></br> And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.</p><p class="hdg">put it</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-7.htm">Exodus 40:7,30-32</a></b></br> And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Base</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Basin</a> <a href="/exodus/27-19.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/exodus/27-19.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/30-16.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/exodus/27-19.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/29-20.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-17.htm">Laver</a> <a href="/exodus/30-16.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/exodus/20-21.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/exodus/30-16.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/30-16.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/exodus/29-29.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/exodus/30-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/29-17.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/exodus/29-17.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/exodus/40-11.htm">Washing-Vessel</a> <a href="/exodus/29-31.htm">Water</a> <a href="/exodus/30-4.htm">Withal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/30-28.htm">Base</a> <a href="/exodus/30-28.htm">Basin</a> <a href="/exodus/31-4.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/exodus/31-4.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/exodus/31-4.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/exodus/30-28.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/exodus/30-28.htm">Laver</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/exodus/30-28.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/30-20.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/exodus/31-14.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/exodus/30-27.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/30-19.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/exodus/30-19.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/exodus/30-28.htm">Washing-Vessel</a> <a href="/exodus/30-19.htm">Water</a> <a href="/exodus/36-3.htm">Withal</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'; 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Bronze, a durable metal, symbolizes judgment and purification in biblical symbolism. The basin's purpose was for the priests to wash their hands and feet before performing their duties, emphasizing the necessity of cleanliness and purity in approaching God. This act of washing prefigures the spiritual cleansing necessary for believers, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/john/13-10.htm">John 13:10</a>). The use of bronze, a common material in ancient Near Eastern cultures, reflects the practical and symbolic aspects of the Tabernacle's design.<p><b>Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar,</b><br>The placement of the bronze basin was strategic, situated between the Tent of Meeting (the Tabernacle itself) and the altar of burnt offering. This location highlights the transition from sacrifice to service, symbolizing the need for purification before entering God's presence. The Tent of Meeting was where God communicated with Moses, and the altar was where sacrifices were made, representing atonement and worship. This positioning underscores the importance of holiness and preparation in worship, a theme echoed in <a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a>, which speaks of drawing near to God with a pure heart.<p><b>and put water in it,</b><br>Water in the basin was essential for the ritual cleansing of the priests. In the arid climate of the Sinai Peninsula, water was a precious resource, further emphasizing the significance of this ritual. The act of washing with water symbolizes spiritual renewal and cleansing, a concept that carries into the New Testament with the idea of baptism (<a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a>). The use of water for purification is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, illustrating the necessity of being cleansed from sin to serve and worship God effectively.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who received the instructions for the Tabernacle and its furnishings from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a></b><br>Also known as the Tabernacle, it was the portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>The place where sacrifices were made to God, symbolizing atonement and worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bronze_basin.htm">The Bronze Basin</a></b><br>A vessel used for ceremonial washing, symbolizing purification and preparation for service.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron, who were responsible for performing the rituals and sacrifices in the Tabernacle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purification.htm">Symbolism of Purification</a></b><br>The bronze basin represents the need for cleansing before approaching God. In our lives, this symbolizes the importance of repentance and seeking forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_service.htm">Preparation for Service</a></b><br>Just as the priests needed to wash before serving, we must prepare our hearts and minds for service to God, ensuring we are spiritually ready to fulfill our calling.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_reverence.htm">Holiness and Reverence</a></b><br>The placement of the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar signifies the holiness required to enter God's presence. We are reminded to approach God with reverence and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/daily_cleansing.htm">Daily Cleansing</a></b><br>The regular use of the basin by the priests illustrates the need for continual spiritual renewal. We should seek daily cleansing through prayer and the Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_cleanser.htm">Christ as Our Cleanser</a></b><br>The basin points forward to Christ, who cleanses us from sin. We rely on His sacrifice and ongoing work in our lives for true purification.<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/is_baptism_in_the_old_testament.htm">Is baptism mentioned in the Old Testament?</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/how_do_mirrors_fit_ancient_tech_practices.htm">Exodus 38:8 describes the use of women’s mirrors in creating the bronze basin; how does this detail align with known technological practices of that era?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_laver's_role.htm">What was the laver's purpose in the tabernacle?</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>THE BRAZEN LAVER.</span><p>(18) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt also make a laver of brass.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">of bronze. </span>(See Note on <a href="/exodus/25-3.htm" title="And this is the offering which you shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,">Exodus 25:3</a>.) Water was required for the ablutions of the priests (<a href="/context/exodus/30-19.htm" title="For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:">Exodus 30:19-21</a>), for the washing of certain parts of the victim, (<a href="/exodus/29-27.htm" title="And you shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:">Exodus 29:27</a>; <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm" title="But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD.">Leviticus 1:9</a>; <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm" title="But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it on the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD.">Leviticus 1:13</a>, &c.), and probably for the cleansing of the altar itself and the ground whereon it stood from blood stains and other defilements. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A laver</span>. It is remarkable that nothing is said respecting either the shape or the size of the laver. In 1 Kings we have an elaborate description of the "molten sea," which replaced it in Solomon's temple, as well as an almost equally elaborate one of ten other layers made by Hiram, Solomon's artist, at the same time. We may perhaps assume from these examples that the brazen laver of the tabernacle was a large bronze vase or basin, standing upon a stem, which was fixed into a base. It was probably fitted up with an apparatus of taps and cocks. <span class="cmt_word">Between the tabernacle .... and the altar</span>. The Rabbinical commentators say that it was not exactly in the middle, but a little towards the south side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/30-18.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">“You are to make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a bronze</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחֹ֛שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">basin</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּיּ֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(kî·yō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3595.htm">Strong's 3595: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pot, basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a bronze</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחֹ֖שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stand</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַנּ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵan·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3653.htm">Strong's 3653: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stand, pedestal, station</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for washing.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרָחְצָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·rā·ḥə·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<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">Set</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַתָּ֣</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯa·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it between</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּֽין־</span> <span class="translit">(bên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Tent</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֤הֶל</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·hel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Meeting</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹעֵד֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the altar,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and put</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯa·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into it,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֖מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(šām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/30-18.htm">OT Law: Exodus 30:18 You shall also make a basin (Exo. 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