Exodus 40:32

“When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they would wash, as YHWH had commanded Moses.”

Exodus 40:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 40:32, word by word

When they wentבֹאָvoa

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “voa” appears
into the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

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and when they came nearקָרְבָתָkarvata

come near

To come near to someone or something.

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to the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

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they would washיִרְחָצוּyirchatsu

wash

Wash; wash oneself, bathe.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

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.

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had commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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The context

31And Moses and Aaron and his sons would wash from it their hands and their feet.

32 · This verse (above)

33And he set up the courtyard all around the dwelling and the altar, and put the screen of the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

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