Exodus 28:42

And thou shalt make for them breeches of linen, to cover their unseemliness, from the loins even unto the thighs, shall they be;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

In Context

41And thou shalt clothe therewith Aaron thy brother, and his sons, with him,—and shalt anoint them and install them, and hallow them, so shall they minister as priests unto me.

43so shall they be upon Aaron and upon his sons, when they go into the tent of meeting, or when they approach unto the altar, to minister in the holy place, lest they bear iniquity, and die,—a statute age-abiding, to him and to his seed after him.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:26neither shalt thou go up, by steps unto mine altar,—lest by any means thy shame be discovered thereupon.

Leviticus 6:3or shall find something lost and shall withhold something of the truth therein, and shall swear to a falsehood,—as regardeth a single thing of all that a son of earth may do, to commit sin thereby;

Leviticus 16:4A holy tunic of linen, shall he put on and drawers of linen, shall be upon his flesh, and with a band of linen, shall he gird himself, and with a turban of linen, shall his head be wrapped about,—holy garments, they are, therefore shall he bathe in water his flesh, and so put them on.

Revelation 3:18I counsel thee to buy of me, gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich,—and white raiment, that thou mayest array thyself, and, the shame of thy nakedness, may not be made manifest,—and eye-salve, to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 28:41-43

The Priests' Attire. ( b. c. 1491.) 40 And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty. 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: 43 And they shall… Read the whole commentary →

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