The opening of the robe in the middle of it was like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding around its opening, that it should not be torn.
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The opening of the robe in the middle of it was like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding around its opening, that it should not be torn.
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And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.
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and the hole of the robe in the midst thereof, as the hole of a coat of mail, with a binding round about the hole of it, that it should not be rent.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Where he should put through his head.
Where he should put through his head.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 23. As the hole of a habergeon] The…
Verse 23. As the hole of a habergeon] The habergeon or hauberk was a small coat of mail, something in form of a half shirt, made of small iron rings curiously united together. It covered the neck and breast, was very light, and resisted the stroke of a sword. Sometimes it went over the whole head as well as over the breast. This kind of defensive armour was used among the Asiatics, particularly the ancient Persians, among whom it is still worn. It seems to have been borrowed from the Asiatics by the Norman crusaders.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.