Leviticus 16:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.”
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“He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“a holy linen coat he putteth on, and linen trousers are on his flesh, and with a linen girdle he girdeth himself, and with a linen mitre he wrappeth himself up; they <FI>are<Fi> holy garments; and he hath bathed with water his flesh, and hath put them on.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 16:4 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 28:2Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
- Exodus 28:39You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
- Exodus 29:4Then present Aaron and his sons at 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 presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
- Exodus 39:27For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,
- Exodus 40:12Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.
- Exodus 40:31and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.
- Leviticus 6:3or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
- Leviticus 6:10And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.
- Leviticus 8:6Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
- Leviticus 16:24He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.
- Isaiah 53:2He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty 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 wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.
- Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
- Philippians 2:7but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
- Hebrews 2:14Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
- Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure 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 released us from our sins by His blood,
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