Exodus 28:42

42. Linen breeches The Hebrew is from a root which means to conceal . They were a garment for concealing the nakedness, short drawers reaching from the loins even unto the thighs, and were, on peril of death, to be worn by Aaron and his sons whenever they ministered in the holy places . The word בר , here rendered linen, is not the same as that so rendered above, שׁשׁ in Exodus 28:39; Exodus 28:15; Exodus 28:8; Exodus 28:6; Exodus 28:5. The material intended is not certainly known, but would seem, from Exodus 39:28, to be something much resembling the linen, or byssus, if not a peculiar texture of the same material.