When they goבְּבֹאָםintoאֶלthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדthey shall washיִרְחֲצוּwith waterמַיִםso that they will not die;וְלֹא יָמֻתוּorאוֹwhen they come nearבְגִשְׁתָּםtoאֶלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַto minister,לְשָׁרֵתto offer up in smokeלְהַקְטִירa fire offeringאִשֶּׁהto YHWH,לַיהוָה
Exodus 30:20
Study it in the app“When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to offer up in smoke a fire offering to YHWH,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 30:20, word by word
- When they goבֹאָvoa
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “voa” 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- they shall washיִרְחֲצוּyirchatsu
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “yirchatsu” appears- with waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- so that they will not dieיָמֻתוּyamutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamutu” appears- when they come nearגִשְׁתָּgishta
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “gishta” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- to ministerשָׁרֵתsharet
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “sharet” appears- to offer up in smokeהַקְטִירhaktir
burn up
To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.
Where else “haktir” appears- a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהishe
fire offering
Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.
Where else “ishe” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears
The context
19Aaron and his sons shall wash from it their hands and their feet.
20 · This verse (above)
21they shall wash their hands and their feet so that they will not die; and it shall be for them a statute forever, for him and for his offspring throughout their generations.”