John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:20
When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water ,.... The laver standing near the door of the tabernacle, they washed at it as soon as they entered; and no man, we are told F3 Misn. Yoma, c. 3. sect. 3. , entered into the court before he washed, even though he was clean; though he had contracted no filthiness, and even though he had washed his hands and feet at home, he was obliged to do it when he went into the tabernacle, before he attempted to... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 30:17-21
Orders are here given, 1. For the making of a laver, or font, of brass, a large vessel, that would contain a good quantity of water, which was to be set near the door of the tabernacle, Exod. 30:18. The foot of brass, it is supposed, was so contrived as to receive the water, which was let into it out of the laver by spouts or cocks. They then had a laver for the priests only to wash in, but to us now there is a fountain open for Judah and Jerusalem to wash in (Zech. 13:1), an inexhaustible... read more