So priests and Levites were required, on pain of death, to wash their hands and their feet before approaching his altar. ​ — Exodus 30: 17 - 21.
Maka, para imam dan orang Lewi diharuskan, dengan ancaman hukuman mati, untuk membasuh tangan serta kaki mereka sebelum menghampiri mezbah - Nya. ​ — Keluaran 30: 17 - 21.