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Atomic Bible
Exodus 30:20
Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
from The Bronze Basin, Exodus 30:17-21
What it says

Before entering the Tent of Meeting or ministering at the altar, they must wash so that they will not die.

What it is doing

It makes washing a necessary condition for approach and service.

In context

17And the LORD said to Moses, 18“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it, 19with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet. 20Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die. 21Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”