Ezekiel 44:17 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 44:17

When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.

BSB

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ASV

And it shall be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

KJV

And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Regulations as to the priests’ services. The garments of the priests are defined and various rules prescribed in the Law are repeated with some additions in order to denote additional care to avoid uncleanness. Eze 44:18 The material of which the four vestments of the ordinary priest were made was “linen,” or, more accurately, “byssus,” the cotton stuff of Egypt. The two special qualities of the byssus - white and shining - are characteristic, and on them part of the symbolic meaning depended. Compare Rev 19:

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And they must dress themselves clean and sweet, and avoid every thing that was sweaty and filthy, to signify the purity of mind with which the service of God is to be attended to. Sweat came in with sin and was part of the curse.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָ֗ה	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
בְּבוֹאָם֙	be.vo.'Am	when come they	H935 →
אֶֽל־	'el-	into	H413 →
שַׁעֲרֵי֙	sha.'a.Rei	[the] gates of	H8179 →
הֶחָצֵ֣ר	he.cha.Tzer	the courtyard	H2691 →
הַפְּנִימִ֔ית	ha.pe.ni.Mit	<the> inner	H6442 →
בִּגְדֵ֥י	big.Dei	clothes of	H899 →
פִשְׁתִּ֖ים	fish.Tim	linen<s>	H6593 →
יִלְבָּ֑שׁוּ	yil.Ba.shu	they will be clothed	H3847 →
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יַעֲלֶ֤ה	ya.'a.Leh	it will go up	H5927 →
עֲלֵיהֶם֙	'a.lei.Hem	on them	H5921 →
צֶ֔מֶר	Tze.mer	wool	H6785 →
בְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗ם	be.sha.re.Tam	when serve they	H8334 →
בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛י	be.sha.'a.Rei	at [the] gates of	H8179 →
הֶחָצֵ֥ר	he.cha.Tzer	the courtyard	H2691 →
הַפְּנִימִ֖ית	ha.pe.ni.Mit	<the> inner	H6442 →
וָבָֽיְתָה׃	va.Va.ye.tah	and [the] inside towards	H1004 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Revelation 19:8
She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
leads to
- Isaiah 61:10
  I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
- Revelation 7:13–14
  Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
- Psalms 132:9
  May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
- Ephesians 5:26–27
  to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- Mark 9:3
  His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
Through
Revelation 4:4
Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.
leads to
- Matthew 19:28
  Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve…
- Revelation 11:16
  And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
- Revelation 4:10
  the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ezekiel