Leviticus 16:4

Leviticus 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He shall put on the holy linen coat and shall have the linen undergarment on his body, and he shall tie the linen sash around his waist, and wear the linen turban; these are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water and then put them on.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall put the holy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; he shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water, and put them on.

Context of Leviticus 16:4

2The Lord said to Moses, “Tell your brother Aaron that he may not come whenever he wants into the holy place behind the curtain in front of the mercy seat on the ark or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. 3“Aaron is to enter the most holy place in this way: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. He is to wear a holy linen tunic, and linen undergarments are to be on his body. He is to tie a linen sash around him and wrap his head with a linen turban. These are holy garments; he must bathe his body with water before he wears them. 5He is to take from the Israelite community two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. 6“Aaron will present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.

Leviticus 16:4 word by word

כְּתֹֽנֶת־בַּ֨ד קֹ֜דֶשׁ יִלְבָּ֗שׁ וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־בַד֮ יִהְי֣וּ עַל־בְּשָׂרוֹ֒ וּבְאַבְנֵ֥ט בַּד֙ יַחְגֹּ֔ר וּבְמִצְנֶ֥פֶת בַּ֖ד יִצְנֹ֑ף בִּגְדֵי־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הֵ֔ם וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֛יִם אֶת־בְּשָׂר֖וֹ וּלְבֵשָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall put onלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• linenבַּדbad · linenH906
• coatכֻּתֹּ֫נֶתkethôneth kûttôneth · tunicH3801
• breechesמִכְנָסmiknâs · undergarmentH4370
• upon his fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• and shall be girdedחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• girdleאַבְנֵט'abnêţ · girdleH73
• mitreמִצְנֶ֫פֶתmitsnepheth · turbanH4701
• shall he be attiredצָנַףtsânaph · to wrapH6801
• theseהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• therefore shall he washרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• in waterמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Leviticus 16:4

• Leviticus 6:10The priest is to put on his linen robe and linen undergarments. He is to remove the ashes of the burnt offering the fire has consumed on the altar, and place them beside the altar.
• Exodus 28:2Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for glory and beauty.
• Exodus 39:27They made the tunics of fine woven linen for Aaron and his sons.
• Isaiah 53:2He grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground. He didn’t have an impressive form or majesty that we should look at him, no appearance that we should desire him.
• Ezekiel 44:17When they enter the gates of the inner court they are to wear linen garments; they must not have on them anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court and within it.
• Luke 1:35The angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
• Philippians 2:7Instead he emptied himself by assuming the form of a servant, taking on the likeness of humanity. And when he had come as a man,
• Hebrews 2:14Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through his death he might destroy the one holding the power of death — that is, the devil —
• Hebrews 7:26For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
• Leviticus 8:6Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
• Exodus 29:4Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
• Exodus 30:20Whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by burning a food offering to the Lord, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
• Exodus 40:12“Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by his blood,

Commentaries on Leviticus 16:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He shall put on the holy linen coat - He was not to dress in his pontifical garments, but in the simple sacerdotal vestments, or those of the Levites, because it was a day of humiliation; and as he was to offer sacrifices for his own sins, it was necessary that he should appear in habits suited to the occasion. Hence he has neither the robe, the ephod, the breastplate, the mitre, etc.; these constituted his dress of dignity as the high priest of God…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The high priest when he changed his dress on this day was required to bathe himself. In his “golden garments” he had, on this day, and for the previous week, to offer the regular daily sacrifices, and to perform the other sacerdotal duties of the sanctuary, which were usually performed by a common priest. The dress of white linen, which he now put on, appears to have been like the ordinary dress of the common priests, except in the substitution of a linen…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4During the Day of Atonement ceremony, the high priest wore simple linen clothes instead of his usual robes. This probably symbolized the humility everyone should have on this solemn day. The high priest stood in front of God as the representative of the people. But he had nothing to boast about for himself or them. But when he stood in front of the people for God, his official robes showed God's glory and splendor (Leviticus 16:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place--As the duties of the great day of atonement led to the nearest and most solemn approach to God, the directions as to the proper course to be followed were minute and special. with a young bullock ... and a ram--These victims he brought alive, but they were not offered in sacrifice till he had gone through the ceremonies described between Le 16:3-11. He was not to attire himself on that occasion in the…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 16:4

• Ablution
• Atonement
• Breeches
• Church
• Colors
• Girdle
• Purification

In the dictionaries

• Atonement, Day of
• Attire
• Burnt offering
• Coat
• Colour
• High priest
• Linen
• Mitre
• Atonement, Day of
• Azazel

Commentaries on Leviticus 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings