VBM The Four Garments of an Ordinary Priest By Harav Yaakov Medan

I. The Trousers And you shall weave the tunic in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of the weaver in colors. And for Aharon's sons you shall make tunics, and you shall make for them sashes, and hats shall you make for them, for splendor and for beauty. And you shall put them upon Aharon your brother, and upon his sons with him; and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me in the priest's office. And you shall make them linen trousers to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even to the thighs they shall reach. And they shall be upon Aharon and upon his sons when they go in to the tent of meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die; it shall be a statute forever to him and to his seed after him. (Bamidbar 28:39-43) Throughout the Bible, the trousers are distinguished from the other seven priestly garments. In the initial presentation of the priestly garments, they are not mentioned at all; nor is there any mention of the forehead plate: