⁴² “Make linen undergarments^(A) 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^(B) or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place,^(C) so that they will not incur guilt and die.^(D)

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

⁴ He is to put on the sacred linen tunic,^(A) with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban.^(B) These are sacred garments;^(C) so he must bathe himself with water^(D) before he puts them on.^(E)

¹⁷ “‘When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen clothes;^(A) they must not wear any woolen garment while ministering at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple. ¹⁸ They are to wear linen turbans^(B) on their heads and linen undergarments^(C) around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.^{(D) 19} When they go out into the outer court where the people are, they are to take off the clothes they have been ministering in and are to leave them in the sacred rooms, and put on other clothes, so that the people are not consecrated^(E) through contact with their garments.^(F)