Exodus 28:2
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New International Version (©1984)
Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron, to give him dignity and honor.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Make sacred garments for Aaron that are glorious and beautiful.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Make holy clothes for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.

King James Bible
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.

American King James Version
And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother for glory and for beauty.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory and for beauty.

Bible in Basic English
And make holy robes for Aaron your brother, so that he may be clothed with glory and honour.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt make a holy vesture for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.

Darby Bible Translation
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory and for ornament.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory and for beauty.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory and for beauty.

World English Bible
You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast made holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for honour and for beauty;

Geneva Study Bible

And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for {a} glory and for beauty.

(a) By which his office may be known to be glorious and excellent.

Wesley's Notes

28:2 The priests garments were made for glory and beauty - Some of the richest materials were to be provided, and the belt artists employed in making them, whose skill God, by a special gift, would improve to a very high degree. Eminency, even in common arts, is a gift of God; it comes from him, and, ought to be used for him. The garments appointed were, Four, which both the high - priest and the inferior priests wore, viz. The linen breeches, the linen coat, the linen girdle which fastened it to them, and the bonnet; that which the high - priest wore is called a mitre. Four more which were peculiar to the high - priest, the ephod, with the curious girdle of it, the breast - plate of judgment, the long robe, and the golden plate on his forehead. These glorious garments, were appointed, That the priests themselves might be minded of the dignity of their office. That the people might thereby be possessed with a holy reverence of that God whose ministers appeared in such grandeur. That the priests might be types of Christ, and of all Christians who have the beauty of holiness put upon them.

Scofield Reference Notes

[2] holy garments

Heb. qodesh= "set apart" for God. Trans. "holy," v.2; "consecrate," v.3. Often trans. "sanctify." See summary, See Scofield Note: "Zech 8:3". This is always the fundamental idea of a holy, consecrated, separated, or sanctified person or thing--something set apart for God. Infinite confusion would have been spared the reader if qodesh had been uniformly trans. "set apart."

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2-5. 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. In material, elaborate embroidery, and color, it had an imposing splendor. The tabernacle being adapted to the infantine aid of the church, it was right and necessary that the priests' garments should be of such superb and dazzling appearance, that the people might be inspired with a due respect for the ministers as well as the rites of religion. But they had also a further meaning; for being all made of linen, they were symbolical of the truth, purity, and other qualities in Christ that rendered Him such a high priest as became us.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

28:1-5 Hitherto the heads of families were the priests, and offered sacrifices; but now this office was confined to the family of Aaron only; and so continued till the gospel dispensation. The holy garments not only distinguished the priests from the people, but were emblems of that holy conduct which should ever be the glory and beauty, the mark of the ministers of religion, without which their persons and ministrations will be had in contempt. They also typified the glory of the Divine majesty, and the beauty of complete holiness, which rendered Jesus Christ the great High Priest. But our adorning under the gospel, is not to be of gold and costly array, but the garments of salvation, the robe of righteousness.


Exodus 29:5 "You shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod;
Exodus 29:29 "The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, that in them they may be anointed and ordained.
Exodus 31:10 the woven garments as well, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, with which to carry on their priesthood;
Exodus 39:1 Moreover, from the blue and purple and scarlet material, they made finely woven garments for ministering in the holy place as well as the holy garments which were for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8:7 He put the tunic on him and girded him with the sash, and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the artistic band of the ephod, with which he tied it to him.
Leviticus 8:30 So Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and the garments of his sons with him. (NASB ©1995)

Aaron Beauty Clothed Dignity Garments Glory Holy Honor Honour Ornament Robes Sacred Splendour


And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.

holy garments Ex 29:5-9,29,30 31:10 39:1,2 40:13 Le 8:7-9,30 Nu 20:26-28 Ps 132:9,16 Isa 61:3,10 64:6 Zec 3:3,4 Ro 3:22 13:14 Ga 3:27 Heb 7:26 Re 19:8

glory Ex 28:40 19:5,6 Nu 27:20,21 Job 40:10 Ps 90:16,17 96:6 149:4 Isa 4:2 Jer 9:23,24 Ro 5:10 1Co 1:30,31

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