Exodus 28:42

Exodus 28:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
• New International Version (NIV)“Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the hips to the thighs;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs.

Context of Exodus 28:42

40“For Aaron’s sons you shall also make tunics; you shall also make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them, for glory and for beauty. 41Then you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him; and you shall anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, so that they may serve Me as priests. You shall make for them linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh; they shall reach from the waist even to the thighs. 43And they shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they enter the tent of meeting, or when they approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they do not incur guilt and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him.

Exodus 28:42 word by word

וַעֲשֵׂ֤ה לָהֶם֙ מִכְנְסֵי־בָ֔ד לְכַסּ֖וֹת בְּשַׂ֣ר עֶרְוָ֑ה מִמָּתְנַ֥יִם וְעַד־יְרֵכַ֖יִם יִהְיֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

• You shall makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• linenבַּדbad · linenH906
• undergarmentsמִכְנָסmiknâs · undergarmentH4370
• to coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• bareעֶרְוָה‛ervâh · nakednessH6172
• fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• reachהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• from the waistמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
• even to the thighsיָרֵךְyârêk · thighH3409

Cross-references for Exodus 28:42

• Exodus 20:26And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.’
• Exodus 39:28and the turban of fine linen, and the decorated caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen,
• Leviticus 6:10The priest is to put on his linen robe, and he shall put on linen undergarments next to his body; and he shall take up the fatty ashes to which the fire reduces the burnt offering on the altar and place them beside the altar.
• Leviticus 16:4He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and the linen undergarments shall be next to his body, and he shall be wrapped about the waist with the linen sash and the linen turban wound around his forehead (these are holy garments). He shall bathe his body in water and put them on.
• Ezekiel 44:18Linen turbans shall be on their heads and linen undergarments shall be around their waists; they shall not put on anything that makes them sweat.
• Revelation 3:18I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to apply to your eyes so that you may see.

Commentaries on Exodus 28:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Linen breeches - This command had in view the necessity of purity and decency in every part of the Divine worship, in opposition to the shocking indecency of the pagan worship in general, in which the priests often ministered naked, as in the sacrifices to Bacchus, etc. On the garments of the high priest some general reflections have already been made; see Exodus 28:2; (note): and to what is there said it may be just necessary to add, that there can be no…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-43Verses 1-43 (Compare Exodus 13:2; Numbers 3:12-13. Moses, as the divinely-appointed and acknowledged leader of the nation, had, on a special occasion, appointed those who were to offer sacrifice, and had himself sprinkled the consecrating blood of the victims on the people Exodus 24:5-6, Exodus 24:8. On the completion of the tabernacle, after Aaron and his sons had been called to the priesthood, he took chief part in the daily service of the sanctuary…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-43Verses 40-43 The priest's garments typify the righteousness of Christ. If we appear not before God in that, we shall bear our iniquity, and die. Blessed is he, therefore, that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, Re 16:15. And blessed be God that we have a High Priest, appointed of God, and set apart for his work; furnished for his high office by the glory of his Divine majesty, and the beauty of perfect holiness. Happy are we, if by the law spiritually…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42-43In many pagan religions, sexual acts were part of worship. People believed they could control fertility (the ability to have children, crops, and animals) through sexual activity. In some places, priests even served their gods without clothing. These practices were attempts to influence the powers of nature. In the worship of the Lord, no form of sexual manipulation was allowed. God’s blessings cannot be gained through magical actions or human control…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4242. linen breeches--drawers, which encompassed the loins and reached half way down the thighs. They are seen very frequently represented in Egyptian figures.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 28:42

• Aaron
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Commentaries on Exodus 28

• 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