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And you shall bringוְהִקְרַבְתָּAaronאֶת אַהֲרֹןand his sonsוְאֶת בָּנָיוnear toאֶלthe entranceפֶּתַחof the tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand washוְרָחַצְתָּthemאֹתָםwith water.בַּמָּיִם
Exodus 40:12
Study it in the app“And you shall bring Aaron and his sons near to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and wash them with water.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 40:12, word by word
- And you shall bringהִקְרַבְתָּhikravta
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikravta” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- of 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- and washרָחַצְתָּrachatsta
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “rachatsta” appears- with waterמָּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
11And you shall anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it.
12 · This verse (above)
13And you shall clothe Aaron with the holy garments, and anoint him and consecrate him, so that he may serve as priest to me.