Exodus 30:19

Modern

…with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.

Traditional

For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:

Literal

And Aaron and his sons shall wash from it their hands and their feet.

Latin

…lavabunt in ea Aaron et filii ejus manus suas ac pedes,

Hebrew

English

…with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.

On why the plans for the bronze washbasin are included here, see study note on 30:1–10.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
Exodus 40:31–32
…and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.
Psalm 26:6
I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
Hebrews 10:22
…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.
Hebrews 9:10
They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
1 Corinthians 6:9–11
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
Titus 3:5
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Revelation 1:5–6
…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,
John 13:8–10
“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel