Exodus 28:42

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

wa-ʿăśēh for-them miknəsê-bād to-kassôt bəśar ʿerwāh from-motnayim and-unto-yərēkayim yihyû

Grammar Details

*wa-ʿăśēh*: conjunction + imperative, masculine singular, qal - and make
*miknəsê*: noun, masculine plural construct - breeches/undergarments of
*bād*: noun, masculine singular - linen
*kassôt*: infinitive construct, piel - to cover
*bəśar*: noun, masculine singular construct - flesh of
*ʿerwāh*: noun, feminine singular - nakedness/private parts
*motnayim*: noun, masculine dual - loins/waist
*yərēkayim*: noun, masculine dual - thighs
*yihyû*: imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, qal - they shall be

Word Meanings

*miknəsê*: breeches/undergarments/pants
*bād*: linen/fabric/material
*kassôt*: cover/conceal/hide
*bəśar*: flesh/body/skin
*ʿerwāh*: nakedness/private parts/genitals
*motnayim*: loins/waist/hips
*yərēkayim*: thighs/upper legs

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Referenced Verses

Lev 6:10 : 10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
Lev 16:4 : 4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: they are the holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.
Ezek 44:18 : 18 They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with [anything that causeth] sweat.
Exod 39:28 : 28 and the mitre of fine linen, and the goodly head-tires of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,
Exod 20:26 : 26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.
Rev 3:18 : 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ezek 44:17-19
3 verses
81%
17And it shall be 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, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
18They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with [anything that causeth] sweat.
19And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they minister, and lay them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other garments, that they sanctify not the people with their garments.
Exod 39:27-29
3 verses
80%
27And they made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
28and the mitre of fine linen, and the goodly head-tires of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,
29and the girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of the embroiderer; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Lev 16:4
78%
4He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: they are the holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.
Exod 28:1-5
5 verses
78%
1And bring thou near unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
2And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory and for beauty.
3And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
4And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
5And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
Exod 28:39-41
3 verses
77%
39And thou shalt weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and thou shalt make a mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the embroiderer.
40And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and head-tires shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.
41And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon 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.
Exod 28:43
75%
43and they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the tent of meeting, 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 unto his seed after him.
Exod 40:13-14
2 verses
75%
13And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments; and thou shalt anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
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Lev 6:10
75%
10And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
Exod 29:8-9
2 verses
75%
8And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.
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Deut 22:11-12
2 verses
75%
11Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.
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Exod 31:10
75%
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Exod 39:41
74%
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Ezek 42:14
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Exod 29:4-5
2 verses
73%
4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.
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Exod 28:31-32
2 verses
73%
31And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
32And it shall have a hole for the head in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it be not rent.
Exod 35:19
73%
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Lev 16:23
72%
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Exod 29:29-30
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72%
29And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them.
30Seven days shall the son that is priest in his stead put them on, when he cometh into the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place.
Lev 8:13
72%
13And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and clothed them with coats, and girded them with girdles, and bound head-tires upon them; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 28:28
71%
28And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
Num 15:38
70%
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Num 8:7
70%
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Exod 39:1
70%
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Lev 8:7
70%
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Lev 16:32
70%
32And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments:
Exod 30:19
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Lev 18:6
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Exod 28:15
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Deut 22:5
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Exod 20:26
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