Leviticus 16:4 “He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He mus…”

Leviticus 16:4

He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.

World English Bible

He shall put on the holy linen tunic. He shall have the linen trousers on his body, and shall put on the linen sash, and he shall be clothed with the linen turban. They are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water, and put them on.

American Standard Version

He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: they are the holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.

Geneva Bible 1599

He shall put on the holy linnen coate, and shall haue linnen breeches vpon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linnen girdle, and shall couer his head with a linnen miter: these are the holy garments: therefore shall hee wash his flesh in water, when he doeth put them on.

Darby Translation

A holy linen vest shall he put on, and linen trousers shall be upon his flesh, and he shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.

Young's Literal Translation

a holy linen coat he putteth on, and linen trousers are on his flesh, and with a linen girdle he girdeth himself, and with a linen mitre he wrappeth himself up; they [are] holy garments; and he hath bathed with water his flesh, and hath put them on.

Bible in Basic English

Let him put on the holy linen coat, and the linen trousers on his body, and the linen band round him, and the linen head-dress on his head; for this is holy clothing, and before he puts them on his body is to be washed with water.

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Cross references

“holy line coat”

Exodus 28:39–43 Hebrews 7:26 Leviticus 6:10 Exodus 39:27–29 Exodus 28:2 Isaiah 53:2

Exodus 28:39–43 · BSB

You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.

Hebrews 7:26 · BSB

Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

Leviticus 6:10 · BSB

And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.

Exodus 39:27–29 · BSB

For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,

Exodus 28:2 · BSB

Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.

Isaiah 53:2 · BSB

He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.

“therefore”

Exodus 30:20 Exodus 29:4 Exodus 40:12 Leviticus 8:6 Leviticus 8:7 Exodus 40:31

Exodus 30:20 · BSB

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.

Exodus 29:4 · BSB

Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

Exodus 40:12 · BSB

Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

Leviticus 8:6 · BSB

Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

Leviticus 8:7 · BSB

He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.

Exodus 40:31 · BSB

and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.

Also

Leviticus 16:24 Hebrews 10:22

Leviticus 16:24 · BSB

He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.

Hebrews 10:22 · BSB

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

5And he shall take from the congregation of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.

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