Exodus 40:31

Modern

…and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.

Traditional

And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:

Literal

And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed from it their hands and their feet.

Latin

Laveruntque Moyses et Aaron ac filii ejus manus suas et pedes,

Hebrew

English

…and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.

The report on setting up the Tent of Meeting starts with the Lord's commands (40:1–15). It continues with how Moses obeyed those commands (40:16–33).
The repeated statement that "Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded" (40:16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32) strongly contrasts with Aaron’s self-serving statement in 32:22–24. God wants to share his presence with us, but his holiness requires us to give up our own efforts to secure his presence and gifts.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 51:6–7
Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John 13:10
Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”
Exodus 30:19–20
…with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.
Psalm 26:6
I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt