Exodus 28:2
in Exodus 28Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory and for beauty.
KJV
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
⋯
This verse in Exodus 28
Commentary
5 notes on this verseFor glory and for beauty - Four articles of dress were prescribed for the priests in ordinary, and four more for the high-priest. Those for the priests in general were a coat, drawers, a girdle, and a bonnet. Besides these the high-priest had a robe, an ephod, a breastplate, and a plate or diadem of gold on his forehead. The garments, says the sacred historian, were for honor and for beauty. They were emblematical of the office in which they ministered. 1. It was honorable.
This site's exposition
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother
on Exodus 28:1-2
Aaron and his four sons are called out of the nation by name to minister in the priest's office, so the priesthood begins as one household. Nadab and Abihu stand in the founding list, and Leviticus 10:1-2 records what became of them. The garments are ordered for glory and for beauty, a phrase that occurs twice in Scripture and both times in this chapter, here of Aaron and at verse 40 of his sons.
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
But we must chiefly recollect what I have said, viz., that in these garments the supreme purity and wondrous glory of Christ were represented; as if God should promise that the Mediator would be far more august than the condition of man could produce.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
holy garments--No inherent holiness belonged either to the material or the workmanship. But they are called "holy" simply because they were not worn on ordinary occasions, but assumed in the discharge of the sacred functions (Eze 44:19). for glory and for beauty--It was a grand and sumptuous attire.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ | veasita | and you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בִגְדֵי־ | vigdei- | garments of | H899 → | 217 times |
| קֹ֖דֶשׁ | kodesh | holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
| לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן | leaharon | for Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| אָחִ֑יךָ | ʾachikha | brother your | H251 → | 630 times |
| לְכָב֖וֹד | lekhavod | for glory | H3519 → | 200 times |
| וּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃ | uletifaret | and for beauty | H8597 → |
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָand you will make
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
בִגְדֵי־garments of
vigdei-H899 →217 times
קֹ֖דֶשׁholiness
kodeshH6944 →469 times
לְאַהֲרֹ֣ןfor Aaron
leaharonH175 →347 times
אָחִ֑יךָbrother your
ʾachikhaH251 →630 times
לְכָב֖וֹדfor glory
lekhavodH3519 →200 times
וּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃and for beauty
uletifaretH8597 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 19:8She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
it leads to
- Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
- Revelation 7:13–14
Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
- Psalms 132:9
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
- Ephesians 5:26–27
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- Mark 9:3
His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
- Isaiah 61:10
Through
Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 1 Peter 2:22
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- Hebrews 4:14–15
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies6
On this verse
About Exodus
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.