"He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a lin…" — Leviticus 16:4

Leviticus 16:4 · KJV

“He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these {are} holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and {so} put them on.”

— Leviticus 16:4

Verse 3

Thus shall Aaron come into the holy {place}: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

Verse 5

And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

Leviticus 16 — Context

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy {place} within the vail before the mercy seat, which {is} upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

Thus shall Aaron come into the holy {place}: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these {are} holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and {so} put them on.

And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which {is} for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

Cross References

Exodus 28:39-43

And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre {of} fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle {of} needlework.

Ezekiel 44:17-18

And it shall come to pass, {that} when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

Exodus 30:20

When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:

Hebrews 7:26

For such an high priest became us, {who is} holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Leviticus 8:6-7

And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.

Leviticus 6:10

And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.

Exodus 39:27-29

And they made coats {of} fine linen {of} woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,

Hebrews 2:14

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;