They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and shall have linen trousers on their waists. They shall not clothe themselves with anything that makes them sweat.
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They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and shall have linen trousers on their waists. They shall not clothe themselves with anything that makes them sweat.
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They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.
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They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.
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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.
- Exodus 39:28 the turban of fine linen, the linen headbands of fine linen, the linen trousers of fine twined linen,
- Leviticus 16:4 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.
- Isaiah 3:20 the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume containers, the charms,
- 1 Corinthians 11:4-10 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved. For if a woman is not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or be shaved, let her be covered. For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man. For man is not from woman, but woman from man; for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man. For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
- 1 Corinthians 14:40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 44:18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their…
Eze 44:18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird [themselves] with any thing that causeth sweat.
Ver. 18. They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads.] In token of constant subjection to God. {1Co 11:6-7; 1Co 11:10}
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They shall have linen breeches.] For honesty sake; and to admonish them to procure and "provide for things honest not only in the sight of the Lord, but in the sight of men." {2Co 8:21}
With anything that causeth sweat.] That they may not have an ill savour, or seem to do God’s work to their own trouble: the Lord loveth a cheerful giver.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This verse recounts but two garments of linen, the…
This verse recounts but two garments of linen, the bonnet and the breeches, but Exo 28:39; 1Sa 2:18,28; 14:3, mention a linen coat, or ephod; so they had three linen garments, and a girdle of fine twined linen about to gird the coat fast, yet so as not to make them sweat, or smell offensively.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they shall have linen bonnets upon their heads,....…
And they shall have linen bonnets upon their heads,.... Denoting gravity and modesty, subjection to God, and authority among men under him; and also purity of doctrine, and clearness of light and knowledge:
and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; expressive of chastity; see Exo 28:40,
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they shall not gird themselves with anything that causeth sweat; so not with wool, which is apt to cause sweat; and is thought to be the reason why it is forbidden in the preceding verse; and so this girdle must be different from the priest's girdle under the law, for that had wool in it: sweat is of an ill smell, and very offensive; and may denote unsound doctrine and immorality in life and conversation, which give offence, and cause the ministry to be blamed, to which is opposed the girdle of truth and holiness, Eph 6:14. The Talmudic doctors interpret this of the place of girding, which is liable to sweat; and they say (o),
"they used not to gird neither below the loins, nor above the arm holes; but over against, or about the armholes;''
which is observed by Jarchi and Kimchi on the text; and the Targum is,
"they shall not gird upon or about the loins, but about the heart;''
that is, about the breast or paps; hence Christ our great High Priest is described as girt about the paps with a golden girdle, Rev 1:13 so these are girt that are made priests by him; denoting their hearty zeal and affection for the truths of his Gospel, and the honour of his name, and their readiness to serve and glorify him: or,
they shall not gird themselves loosely (p); in a negligent manner, which is both indecent, and hinders business.
(o) T. Bab. Zevachim, fol. 18. 2. & 19. 1. (p) "non cingent seipsos modo instabili, nempe neglectim circumponendo cingulum nimis laxum", Gussetius, p. 315. The Tigurine version is, "quae non adstringent arctius".
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Sweat, or so as to make them perspire. Septuagint,…
Sweat, or so as to make them perspire. Septuagint, "girded violently." (Haydock) --- They must have liberty to move, (St. Jerome) and have the girdle about their breast. (Braun.)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain
bonnets--turbans.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. Sweat is regarded as uncleanness.
18. Sweat is regarded as uncleanness.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In particular the priests should have linen bonnets upon…
In particular the priests should have linen bonnets upon their heads literally, linen tires shall be upon their heads and linen breeches upon their loins. To infer from the use of twOBgmi in Lev_8:13 and of raep) here for the head-dress of the priests, that Ezekiel was composed before Leviticus, is not convincing. Smend explains the latter term as the customary headdress of common people, and the former as a specially ornamental tiara or turban. Gesenius reverses this meaning, making the former the ordinary round cap, and the latter a tiara (see for the former, Exo_28:40 Exo_29:9 Exo_39:28; and for the latter, Exo_39:28; Isa_61:10; Eze_24:17, Eze_24:23) In addition, the priests should not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat; literally, should not gird themselves in, or with sweat, which was another way of forbidding them to wear woollen clothing, which might cause them to sweat and so lead to uncleanness.
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