Exodus 28:42

“Make for them linen undergarments to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the hips to the thighs they shall reach.”

Exodus 28:42 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 28:42, word by word

Makeעֲשֵׂהase

make

To build or create something.

Where else “ase” appears
linenבָדvad

linen

Linen; white linen cloth, and garments made of it.

Where else “vad” appears
undergarmentsמִכְנְסֵיmichnse

undergarments

Undergarments: an inner garment covering from the waist to the thighs.

Where else “michnse” appears
to coverכַסּוֹתchasot

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

Where else “chasot” appears
the fleshבְּשַׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “besar” appears
of their nakednessעֶרְוָהerva

nakedness

Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.

Where else “erva” appears
from the hipsמָּתְנַיִםmatnayim

waist, loins

Waist, loins.

Where else “matnayim” appears
the thighsיְרֵכַיִםyerechayim

thigh

The part of the leg near the hip, where the sword is strapped and an oath is sworn.

Where else “yerechayim” appears
they shall reachיִהְיוּyihyu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yihyu” appears

The context

41You shall clothe with them Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, and anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, that they may serve as priests for me.

42 · This verse (above)

43They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they do not bear iniquity and die. It is a statute forever for him and for his offspring after him.

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