Exodus 28:40
in Exodus 28Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.
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ASV
And 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.
KJV
And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.
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This verse in Exodus 28
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
embroider the coat of fine linen
on Exodus 28:39-41
The coat, the mitre and the girdle finish Aaron's dress, and the sons receive coats, girdles and bonnets for glory and for beauty, the phrase from verse 2 returning to close the list. Verse 41 puts three acts in order, anoint them, consecrate them, sanctify them, and the anointing comes first. The word anoint occurs here for the first time in Scripture, and the first man anointed in the Bible is a priest rather than a king.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), that they might look great in their ministration: yet all this glory was nothing compared with the glory of grace, this beauty nothing to the beauty of holiness, of which these holy garments were typical. They are particularly ordered, in their ministration, to wear linen breeches,
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2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty. 3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
For glory and for beauty - See Clarke’s note on Exo 28:2.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלִבְנֵ֤י | velivnei | and for [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַהֲרֹן֙ | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה | taaseh | you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כֻתֳּנֹ֔ת | khutonot | tunics | H3801 → | 29 times |
| וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ | veasita | and you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lahem | for <the> them | ||
| אַבְנֵטִ֑ים | ʾavnetim | sashes | H73 → | 9 times |
| וּמִגְבָּעוֹת֙ | umigbaot | and headdresses | H4021 → | 4 times |
| תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה | taaseh | you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לָהֶ֔ם | lahem | for <the> them | ||
| לְכָב֖וֹד | lekhavod | for glory | H3519 → | 200 times |
| וּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃ | uletifaret | and for beauty | H8597 → |
וְלִבְנֵ֤יand for [the] sons of
velivneiH1121 →4930 times
אַהֲרֹן֙Aaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
תַּעֲשֶׂ֣הyou will make
taasehH6213 →2628 times
כֻתֳּנֹ֔תtunics
khutonotH3801 →29 times
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָand you will make
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
לָהֶ֖םfor <the> them
lahem
אַבְנֵטִ֑יםsashes
ʾavnetimH73 →9 times
וּמִגְבָּעוֹת֙and headdresses
umigbaotH4021 →4 times
תַּעֲשֶׂ֣הyou will make
taasehH6213 →2628 times
לָהֶ֔םfor <the> them
lahem
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
Exodus 28:2Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
it leads to
- Exodus 31:10
as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 8:30
Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So…
- Revelation 19:8
She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
- Job 40:10
Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
- Hebrews 7:26
Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- Exodus 31:10
Through
Exodus 29:9Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
it leads to
- Numbers 18:7
But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the…
- Leviticus 8:22–28
After that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Numbers 18:7
Through
Exodus 28:4These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and…
it leads to
- Revelation 9:17
Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and…
- Revelation 9:17
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Chuck Missler, Learn the Bible in 24 Hours; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.