They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
They part my garments ... - (Matthew 27:35; John 19:23-24). The "garments" х bªgaaday (H899), himatia (G2440) in the plural refer to the outer quadrangular wrapper (Numbers 15:38), which was divided into four parts, a part for each of the four soldiers who guarded Him on the cross. The "vesture" х lªbuwshiy (H3830), chitoon (G5509)] was the inner tunic or vest, which, being woven, could not be well divided, and was therefore cast lots for. The Hebrew for the outer garment means properly perfidy: it was man's faithlessness to God which necessitated his use of garments to hide his shame. The dividing of Messiah's garments was not merely for gain, but in mockery of the sufferer, as if all was over with Him now, and He and His kingdom lost forever. Those soldiers were, in spite of themselves, helping to set up the kingdom of glory, based on His suffering.