Exodus 30:20 Go deeper
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When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD : (KJV)
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בְּבֹאָ֞םbe.vo.'Amwhen go they
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 1
אֶל\־'el-into
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 2
אֹ֧הֶל'O.hel[the] tent of
Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tent
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 3
מוֹעֵ֛דmo.'Edmeeting
Lemma: מוֹעֵד (mo.ed) · Strong's: H4150I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: meeting
Used 152 times. Also: Exodus 27:21, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:4, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4150I; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 4
יִרְחֲצוּ\־yir.cha.tzu-they will wash
Lemma: רָחַץ (ra.chats) · Strong's: H7364
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to wash: wash
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 43:24, Genesis 43:31, Exodus 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7364; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 5
מַ֖יִםMa.yimwater
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 6
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 7
יָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuthey will die
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 8
א֣וֹ'oor
Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: or
Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 9
בְגִשְׁתָּ֤םve.gish.Tamwhen draw near they
Lemma: נָגַשׁ (na.gash) · Strong's: H5066G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to approach: approach
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:22, Genesis 27:26, Genesis 27:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5066G; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 10
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 11
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achthe altar
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 12
לְשָׁרֵ֔תle.sha.Retto serve
Lemma: שָׁרַת (sha.rat) · Strong's: H8334
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to minister
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 40:4, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 28:35, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8334; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 13
לְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.Tirto make smoke
Lemma: קָטַר (qa.tar) · Strong's: H6999A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to offer: burn
Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 40:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6999A; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 14
אִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.Sheha fire offering
Lemma: אִשֶּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0801
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food offering
Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0801; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 15
לַֽיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 30:20 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Whenever they enter | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the Tent | → | אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent |
| of Meeting | → | מוֹעֵד H4150I meeting |
| or | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| approach | → | נָגַשׁ H5066G to approach: approach |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the altar | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| to minister | → | שָׁרַת H8334 to minister |
| by presenting | → | קָטַר H6999A to offer: burn |
| a food offering | → | אִשֶּׁה H0801 food offering |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| they must wash | → | רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash |
| with water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| so that they will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| die | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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