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Exodus 28:40-43

“You shall make tunics for Aaron’s sons. You shall make sashes for them. You shall make headbands for them, for glory and for beauty. You shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. You shall make them linen pants to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the waist even to the thighs. They shall be on Aaron and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they don’t bear iniquity, and die. This shall be a statute forever to him and to his offspring after him.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    “You shall make tunics for Aaron’s sons. You shall make sashes for them. You shall make headbands for them, for glory and for beauty.

    You shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office.

    You shall make them linen pants to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the waist even to the thighs.

    They shall be on Aaron and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they don’t bear iniquity, and die. This shall be a statute forever to him and to his offspring after him.

  • KJV King James Version

    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.

    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.

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

    And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make tunics, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and head-tires shalt thou make for them, for splendour and for beauty.

    And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon 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.

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

    And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the tent of meeting, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die; it shall be a statute for ever unto him and unto his seed after him.

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Cross-references (49)

  • Exodus 27:21 (v43) In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the covenant, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning…
  • Exodus 29:7 (v41) Then you shall take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head, and anoint him.
  • Exodus 20:26 (vv42–43) You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’
  • Exodus 29:9 (vv40–41) You shall clothe them with belts, Aaron and his sons, and bind headbands on them. They shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute.…
  • Exodus 39:41 (v40) the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to…
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  • Exodus 40:15 (v41) You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. Their anointing shall be to them…
  • Leviticus 8:1-36 (v41) Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bull of the sin…
  • Leviticus 10:7 (v41) You shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of Yahweh is on you.” They did according to…
  • Exodus 28:4 (vv40–41) These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy…
  • Leviticus 5:17 (v43) “If anyone sins, doing any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, though he didn’t know it, he is still guilty, and shall…
  • Leviticus 6:10 (v42) The priest shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put on his linen trousers upon his body; and he shall remove the ashes from where…
  • Leviticus 16:4 (v42) 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…
  • Ezekiel 44:18 (v42) They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and shall have linen trousers on their waists. They shall not clothe themselves with anything…
  • Hebrews 7:28 (v41) For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the law appoints a Son forever who…
  • Exodus 28:2 (v40) You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
  • Leviticus 5:1 (v43) “ ‘If anyone sins, in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn’t report…
  • Leviticus 17:7 (v43) They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat idols, after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a statute forever to…
  • Leviticus 22:9 (v43) “ ‘They shall therefore follow my commandment, lest they bear sin for it and die in it, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.
  • Numbers 18:22 (v43) Henceforth the children of Israel shall not come near the Tent of Meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
  • Ezekiel 44:17-18 (v40) “ ‘ “It will be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments. No wool shall come on…
  • Exodus 28:1 (v41) “Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest’s…
  • Exodus 29:24 (v41) You shall put all of this in Aaron’s hands, and in his sons’ hands, and shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.
  • Exodus 29:35 (v41) “You shall do so to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. You shall consecrate them seven days.
  • Exodus 30:23-30 (v41) “Also take fine spices: of liquid myrrh, five hundred shekels; and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty; and of…
  • Exodus 39:27-29 (v40) They made the tunics of fine linen of woven work for Aaron and for his sons, the turban of fine linen, the linen headbands of fine linen,…
  • Exodus 39:28 (v42) the turban of fine linen, the linen headbands of fine linen, the linen trousers of fine twined linen,
  • Leviticus 8:13 (v40) Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and clothed them with tunics, and tied sashes on them, and put headbands on them, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
  • Leviticus 20:19-20 (v43) “ ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister, for he has made his close relative naked. They…
  • Numbers 3:3 (v41) These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
  • Numbers 9:13 (v43) But the man who is clean, and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people. Because he…
  • Isaiah 10:27 (v41) It will happen in that day that his burden will depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be…
  • Isaiah 61:1 (v41) The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken…
  • Ezekiel 43:26 (v41) Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it. So shall they consecrate it.
  • Matthew 22:12-13 (v43) and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless. Then the king said to the servants,…
  • John 3:34 (v41) For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
  • 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (v41) Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our…
  • 1 Timothy 2:9-10 (v40) In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety, not just with braided hair, gold, pearls,…
  • 1 Timothy 6:9-11 (v40) But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and…
  • Titus 2:7 (v40) In all things be showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, be showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,
  • Titus 2:10 (v40) not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.
  • Hebrews 5:4 (v41) Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.
  • 1 Peter 3:3-4 (v40) Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; but…
  • 1 Peter 5:5 (v40) Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another;…
  • 1 John 2:20 (v41) You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
  • 1 John 2:27 (v41) As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing…
  • Revelation 3:18 (v42) I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv41, 43 That is, consecrate them, by giving them things to…

That is, consecrate them, by giving them things to offer and thereby admit them to their office.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv40, 43 Exo 28:40 And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt make…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv40–42 The coats were not of woollen, Eze 44:17, but…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v40 We have here, 1. Particular orders about the vestments…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv40–42 And thou shall put them on Aaron thy brother,…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v43 It shall be a statute forever - That is,…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv40, 42 Verse 40. For glory and for beauty.] See Clarke…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv41, 43 Exo 28:41. And shalt anoint them — He anointed…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv40–42 Linen. In Ezechiel (xliv. 17,) woollen garments are forbidden…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv40, 42
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv40–42 40. For Aaron’s sons — The ordinary priests are…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv40–43 40. The tunics, sashes, and caps, for Aaron’s ‘sons’…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv40–43 (40) For Aaron’s sons thou shalt make coats—i.e., linen…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv40–43 Vers. 40-43. THE APPAREL OF THE ORDINARY PRIESTS. The…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv40, 42 General Information:
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v42 28:42-43 Expressions of sexuality were a frequent part of…
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