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Leviticus 16

Lev. 16:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He shall put on
labash (Hebrew #3847)
a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.
Pronounce: law-bash'
Origin: or labesh {law-bashe'}
they holy
qodesh (Hebrew #6944)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV usage: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Pronounce: ko'-desh
Origin: from 6942
linen
bad (Hebrew #906)
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
KJV usage: linen.
Pronounce: bad
Origin: perhaps from 909 (in the sense of divided fibres)
coat
kthoneth (Hebrew #3801)
from an unused root meaning to cover (compare 3802); a shirt
KJV usage: coat, garment, robe.
Pronounce: keth-o'-neth
Origin: or kuttoneth {koot-to'-neth}
, and he shall have the linen
bad (Hebrew #906)
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
KJV usage: linen.
Pronounce: bad
Origin: perhaps from 909 (in the sense of divided fibres)
breeches
miknac (Hebrew #4370)
(only in dual) drawers (from concealing the private parts)
KJV usage: breeches.
Pronounce: mik-nawce'
Origin: from 3647 in the sense of hiding
upon his flesh
basar (Hebrew #1320)
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man
KJV usage: body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
Pronounce: baw-sawr'
Origin: from 1319
, and shall be girded
chagar (Hebrew #2296)
to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
KJV usage: be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, X on every side.
Pronounce: khaw-gar'
Origin: a primitive root
with a linen
bad (Hebrew #906)
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
KJV usage: linen.
Pronounce: bad
Origin: perhaps from 909 (in the sense of divided fibres)
girdle
'abnet (Hebrew #73)
a belt
KJV usage: girdle.
Pronounce: ab-nate'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
, and with the linen
bad (Hebrew #906)
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
KJV usage: linen.
Pronounce: bad
Origin: perhaps from 909 (in the sense of divided fibres)
mitre
mitsnepheth (Hebrew #4701)
a tiara, i.e. official turban (of a king or high priest)
KJV usage: diadem, mitre.
Pronounce: mits-neh'-feth
Origin: from 6801
shall he be attired
tsanaph (Hebrew #6801)
to wrap, i.e. roll or dress
KJV usage: be attired, X surely, violently turn.
Pronounce: tsaw-naf'
Origin: a primitive root
: these
hem (Hebrew #1992)
masculine plural from 1981; they (only used when emphatic)
KJV usage: it, like, X (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, X so, X such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.
Pronounce: haym
Origin: or (prolonged) hemmah {haym'-maw}
are holy
qodesh (Hebrew #6944)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV usage: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Pronounce: ko'-desh
Origin: from 6942
garments
beged (Hebrew #899)
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
KJV usage: apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, X very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
Pronounce: behg'-ed
Origin: from 898
; therefore shall he wash
rachats (Hebrew #7364)
to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
KJV usage: bathe (self), wash (self).
Pronounce: raw-khats'
Origin: a primitive root
a his flesh
basar (Hebrew #1320)
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man
KJV usage: body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
Pronounce: baw-sawr'
Origin: from 1319
in water
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
, and so put them on
labash (Hebrew #3847)
a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.
Pronounce: law-bash'
Origin: or labesh {law-bashe'}
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Lev. 6:10• 10And the priest shall put on his linen raiment, and his linen breeches shall he put on his flesh, and take up the ashes to which the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. (Lev. 6:10)
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Ex. 28:39‑43• 39And thou shalt weave the vest of byssus; and thou shalt make a turban of byssus; and thou shalt make a girdle of embroidery.
 40And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make vests; and thou shalt make for them girdles; and high caps shalt thou make for them, for glory and for ornament.
 41And thou shalt clothe with them Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and hallow them, that they may serve me as priests.
 42And thou shalt make them linen trousers to cover the flesh of nakedness; from the loins even to the hips shall they reach.
 43And they shall be upon Aaron and his sons when they enter into the tent of meeting, or when they come near to the altar to serve in the sanctuary; that they may not bear iniquity and die--an everlasting statute for him and his seed after him. (Ex. 28:39‑43)
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Ezek. 44:17• 17And it shall come to pass when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, when they minister in the gates of the inner court, and towards the house. (Ezek. 44:17)
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Matt. 22:11‑12• 11And the king, having gone in to see the guests, beheld there a man not clothed with a wedding garment.
 12And he says to him, My friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? But he was speechless. (Matt. 22:11‑12)
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Lev. 8:6• 6And Moses brought Aaron near, and his sons, and bathed them with water. (Lev. 8:6)
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Ex. 30:20• 20When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they may not die; or when they come near to the altar to serve, to burn an offering by fire to Jehovah. (Ex. 30:20)

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Breeches,
Coat,
Flesh,
Garments,
Girdle,
Linen,
Mitre,
Washing

Cross References

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holy line coat.
Heb. of holiness.
Greek. a sanctified linencoat. This and the other vestures were peculiar for this day, and for the services of this day; that is, for making atonement: the other service, which was ordinary, he performed this day in his other priestly garments.
The eight ornaments usually worn by the high priest are enumerated in Exodus xxviii ver.4, etc., and the four that were for this day are here expressed, and are called the white garments, while the others were designated the golden garments, because some were made with gold thread woven in them.
These four were made of six double twisted threads, and of flax only.
Lev. 6:10• 10And the priest shall put on his linen raiment, and his linen breeches shall he put on his flesh, and take up the ashes to which the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. (Lev. 6:10)
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Ex. 28:2,39‑43• 2And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory and for ornament.
 39And thou shalt weave the vest of byssus; and thou shalt make a turban of byssus; and thou shalt make a girdle of embroidery.
 40And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make vests; and thou shalt make for them girdles; and high caps shalt thou make for them, for glory and for ornament.
 41And thou shalt clothe with them Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and hallow them, that they may serve me as priests.
 42And thou shalt make them linen trousers to cover the flesh of nakedness; from the loins even to the hips shall they reach.
 43And they shall be upon Aaron and his sons when they enter into the tent of meeting, or when they come near to the altar to serve in the sanctuary; that they may not bear iniquity and die--an everlasting statute for him and his seed after him. (Ex. 28:2,39‑43)
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Ex. 39:27‑29• 27And they made the vests of byssus of woven work, for Aaron, and for his sons;
 28and the turban of byssus; and the ornamental caps, of byssus; and the linen trousers, of twined byssus;
 29and the girdle, of twined byssus, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of embroidery; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. (Ex. 39:27‑29)
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Isa. 53:2• 2For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. (Isa. 53:2)
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Ezek. 44:17‑18• 17And it shall come to pass when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, when they minister in the gates of the inner court, and towards the house.
 18They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird on anything that causeth sweat. (Ezek. 44:17‑18)
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Luke 1:35• 35And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of the Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God. (Luke 1:35)
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Phil. 2:7• 7but emptied himself, taking a bondman's form, taking his place in the likeness of men; (Phil. 2:7)
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Heb. 2:14• 14Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil; (Heb. 2:14)
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Heb. 7:26• 26For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens: (Heb. 7:26)
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Lev. 8:6‑7• 6And Moses brought Aaron near, and his sons, and bathed them with water.
 7And he put upon him the vest and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the cloak, and put the ephod on him, and he girded him with the girdle of the ephod, and fastened the ephod on him. (Lev. 8:6‑7)
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Ex. 29:4• 4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring near the entrance of the tent of meeting, and shalt bathe them with water. (Ex. 29:4)
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Ex. 30:20• 20When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they may not die; or when they come near to the altar to serve, to burn an offering by fire to Jehovah. (Ex. 30:20)
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Ex. 40:12,31‑32• 12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons near, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and bathe them with water.
 31And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet out of it:
 32when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they drew near to the altar, they washed; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. (Ex. 40:12,31‑32)
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Rev. 1:5‑6• 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,
 6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him be the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen. (Rev. 1:5‑6)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A holy linen vest shall he put on, and linen trousers shall be upon his flesh, and he shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.