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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 garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with 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 embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.
 40And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.
 41And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
 42And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
 43And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him. (Ex. 28:39‑43)
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Ezek. 44:17• 17And it shall come to pass, that 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, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. (Ezek. 44:17)
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Matt. 22:11‑12• 11And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
 12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. (Matt. 22:11‑12)
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Lev. 8:6• 6And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. (Lev. 8:6)
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Ex. 30:20• 20When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord: (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 garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with 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 beauty.
 39And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.
 40And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.
 41And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
 42And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
 43And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him. (Ex. 28:2,39‑43)
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Ex. 39:27‑29• 27And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
 28And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,
 29And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the Lord commanded Moses. (Ex. 39:27‑29)
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Isa. 53:2• 2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall 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, that 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, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
 18They 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. (Ezek. 44:17‑18)
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Luke 1:35• 35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35)
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Phil. 2:7• 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: (Phil. 2:7)
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Heb. 2:14• 14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; (Heb. 2:14)
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Heb. 7:26• 26For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; (Heb. 7:26)
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Lev. 8:6‑7• 6And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
 7And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. (Lev. 8:6‑7)
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Ex. 29:4• 4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. (Ex. 29:4)
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Ex. 30:20• 20When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord: (Ex. 30:20)
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Ex. 40:12,31‑32• 12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
 31And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:
 32When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses. (Ex. 40:12,31‑32)
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Rev. 1:5‑6• 5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
 6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. 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.