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Leviticus 16:4

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.

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כְּתֹֽנֶתketonetcoatכְּתֹנֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “coat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3801a shirtcoat, garment, robe.בַּ֨דbadlinenבַּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “linen”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH906flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garmentlinen.קֹ֜דֶשׁqodeshconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.יִלְבָּ֗שׁyilbashclotheלָבַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “clothe”, an unfinished actionH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.וּמִֽכְנְסֵיumikhneseand breechesמִכְנָסconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and breeches”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4370(only in dual) drawers (from concealing the private parts)breeches.בַד֮vadlinenבַּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “linen”, the ordinary formH906flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garmentlinen.יִהְי֣וּyihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בְּשָׂרוֹ֒besarvobodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.וּבְאַבְנֵ֥טuveavnetand in girdleאַבְנֵטconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in girdle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH73a beltgirdle.בַּד֙badlinenבַּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “linen”, the ordinary formH906flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garmentlinen.יַחְגֹּ֔רyachgorgirdחָגַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “gird”, an unfinished actionH2296to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, [idiom] on every side.וּבְמִצְנֶ֥פֶתuvemitsnefetand in diademמִצְנֶפֶתconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and in diadem”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4701a tiara, i.e. official turban (of a king or high priest)diadem, mitre.בַּ֖דbadlinenבַּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “linen”, the ordinary formH906flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garmentlinen.יִצְנֹ֑ףyitsnofviolently turnצָנַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “violently turn”, an unfinished actionH6801to wrap, i.e. roll or dressbe attired, [idiom] surely, violently turn.בִּגְדֵיbigdeapparelבֶּגֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.קֹ֣דֶשׁqodeshconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.הֵ֔םhemtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.וְרָחַ֥ץverachatsand batheרָחַץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bathe”, a completed action in a sequenceH7364to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)bathe (self), wash (self).בַּמַּ֛יִםbamayimin waterמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּשָׂר֖וֹbesarvobodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.וּלְבֵשָֽׁםuleveshamand clotheלָבַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and clothe”, a completed action in a sequenceH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He shall put on the holy linen tunic, 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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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 [are] holy garments; and he hath bathed with water his flesh, and hath put them on.

World English Bible

He shall put on the holy linen tunic. He shall have the linen trousers on his body, and shall put on the linen sash, and he shall be clothed with the linen turban. They are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water, and put them on.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

He shall be vested with a linen tunick, he shall cover his nakedness with linen breeches: he shall be girded with a linen girdle, and he shall put a linen mitre upon his head: for these are holy vestments: all which he shall put on, after he is washed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he shall put on the consecrated linen tunic, and he shall have on his flesh the linen drawers, and shall gird himself with a linen girdle, and shall put on the linen cap, they are holy garments; and he shall bathe all his body in water, and shall put them on.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ χιτῶνα λινοῦν ἡγιασμένον ἐνδύσεται, καὶ περισκελὲς λινοῦν ἔσται ἐπὶ τοῦ χρωτὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ζώνῃ λινῇ ζώσεται, καὶ κίδαριν λινῆν περιθήσεται, ἱμάτια ἅγιά ἐστι· καὶ λούσεται ὕδατι πᾶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐνδύσεται αὐτά.