“You shall makeוְעָשִׂיתָa basinכִּיּוֹרof bronze,נְחֹשֶׁתwith its standוְכַנּוֹof bronze,נְחֹשֶׁתfor washing,לְרָחְצָהand putוְנָתַתָּitאֹתוֹbetweenבֵּיןthe tentאֹהֶלof meetingמוֹעֵדandוּבֵיןthe altar,הַמִּזְבֵּחַand putוְנָתַתָּwaterמָיִםin it.שָׁמָּה
Exodus 30:18
Study it in the app““You shall make a basin of bronze, with its stand of bronze, for washing, and put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 30:18, word by word
- “You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asita” appears- a basinכִּיּוֹרkiyor
basin
A large vessel of water for the priests to wash.
Where else “kiyor” appears- of bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet
bronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appears- with its standכַנּchan
stand
What holds something up from below: foot, base or pedestal.
Where else “chan” appears- for washingרָחְצָהrachtsa
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “rachtsa” appears- and putנָתַתָּnatata
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natata” appears- the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- waterמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
17YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
18 · This verse (above)
19Aaron and his sons shall wash from it their hands and their feet.