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41 You are to put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and you are to anoint them, ordain them,[a] and consecrate them to serve as my priests.

42 “You are to make linen undergarments for them to cover their naked flesh, and they are to reach[b] from the loins to the thighs. 43 They are to be on Aaron and his sons when they enter the Tent of Meeting or when they approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place so they don’t incur guilt and die. This is to be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants[c] after him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 28:41 Lit. fill their hand
  2. Exodus 28:42 Lit. be
  3. Exodus 28:43 Lit. seed

41 After you put these clothes(A) on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint(B) and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.(C)

42 “Make linen undergarments(D) as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh. 43 Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the tent of meeting(E) or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place,(F) so that they will not incur guilt and die.(G)

“This is to be a lasting ordinance(H) for Aaron and his descendants.

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