Leviticus 16:4
ContextNETBible | He must put on a holy linen tunic, 1 linen leggings are to cover his body, 2 and he is to wrap himself with a linen sash 3 and wrap his head with a linen turban. 4 They are holy garments, so he must bathe 5 his body in water and put them on. |
XREF | Ex 28:2,39-43; Ex 29:4; Ex 30:20; Ex 39:27-29; Ex 40:12,31,32; Le 6:10; Le 8:6,7; Isa 53:2; Eze 44:17,18; Lu 1:35; Php 2:7; Heb 2:14; Heb 7:26; Re 1:5,6 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The term “tunic” refers to a shirt-like garment worn next to the skin and, therefore, put on first (cf. Exod 28:4, 39-40; 29:5, 8; 39:27). It covered the upper body only. For detailed remarks on the terminology for the priestly clothing in this verse (except the “linen leggings”) see the notes on Lev 8:7-9 and the literature cited there. 2 tn Heb “shall be on his flesh.” As in many instances in Lev 15, the term “flesh” or “body” here is euphemistic for the male genitals (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:1017, and J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 222; cf. the note on Lev 15:2), which the priest must be careful not to expose during such ritual procedures (see Exod 20:26 with 28:42-43). 3 sn The sash fastened the tunic around the waist (Exod 28:4, 39; 29:9; 39:29). 4 tn Heb “and in a turban of linen he shall wrap.” sn The turban consisted of wound up linen (cf. Exod 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6; 39:31; Lev 16:4). It is usually thought to be a “turban,” but it might be only a “turban-like headband” wound around the forehead area (HALOT 624 s.v. מִצְנֶפֶת). 5 tn Heb “and he shall bathe….” |