King James Version
Exodus 40:7 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.”
Exodus 40:7 · KJV
And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And thou shalt set”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the laver”
H3595properly, something round (as excavated or bored), i.e., a chafing-dish for coals or a caldron for cooking; hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
“of the congregation”
H4150properly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
“And thou shalt set”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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