Leviticus 16:4

16:4 He must put on a holy linen tunic, ¹  linen leggings are to cover his body, ²  and he is to wrap himself with a linen sash ³  and wrap his head with a linen turban. ⁴  They are holy garments, so he must bathe ⁵  his body in water and put them on.

Leviticus 23:18

23:18 Along with the loaves of bread, ⁶  you must also present seven flawless yearling lambs, ⁷  one young bull, ⁸  and two rams. ⁹  They are to be a burnt offering to the Lord along with their grain offering ¹⁰  and drink offerings, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. ¹¹ 

¹ sn The term “tunic” refers to a shirt-like garment worn next to the skin and, therefore, put on first (cf. Exod 28:4, 39-40; 29:5, 8; 39:27). It covered the upper body only. For detailed remarks on the terminology for the priestly clothing in this verse (except the “linen leggings”) see the notes on Lev 8:7-9 and the literature cited there.

² tn Heb “shall be on his flesh.” As in many instances in Lev 15, the term “flesh” or “body” here is euphemistic for the male genitals (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:1017, and J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 222; cf. the note on Lev 15:2), which the priest must be careful not to expose during such ritual procedures (see Exod 20:26 with 28:42-43).

³ sn The sash fastened the tunic around the waist (Exod 28:4, 39; 29:9; 39:29).

⁴ tn Heb “and in a turban of linen he shall wrap.”

⁵ tn Heb “and he shall bathe….”

⁶ tn Heb “And you shall present on the bread.”

⁷ tn Heb “seven flawless lambs, sons of a year.”

⁸ tn Heb “and one bull, a son of a herd.”

⁹ tc Smr and LXX add “flawless.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and their grain offering.”

¹¹ sn See the note on Lev 1:9.