When they go into the Tent of Meeting, they shall wash with water, that they don’t die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the LORD.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Exodus 30:20 in context
Exodus 30:17–23
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“You shall also make a basin of bronze, and its base of bronze, in which to wash. You shall put it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.
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Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in it.
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When they go into the Tent of Meeting, they shall wash with water, that they don’t die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the LORD.
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So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they not die. This shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his descendants throughout their generations.”
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Moreover the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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