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exodus_40:32

Exodus 40:32

Hebrew
בְּבֹאָ֞ם אֶל אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֗ד וּבְקָרְבָתָ֛ם אֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ יִרְחָ֑צוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1
מֹשֶֽׁה
ESV
When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moses.
NIV
They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, as the LORD commanded Moses.
NLT
Whenever they approached the altar and entered the Tabernacle, they washed themselves, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
LXX
KJV
When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:31 ← Exodus 40:32 → Exodus 40:33

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