Ezekiel 44:18 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 44:18

They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.

BSB

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ASV

They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything that causeth sweat.

KJV

They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

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Commentary

1 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

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
פַּאֲרֵ֤י	pa.'a.Rei	head-dresses of	H6287 →
פִשְׁתִּים֙	fish.Tim	linen<s>	H6593 →
יִהְי֣וּ	yih.Yu	they will be	H1961 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
רֹאשָׁ֔ם	ro.Sham	head their	H7218 →
וּמִכְנְסֵ֣י	u.mikh.ne.Sei	and undergarments of	H4370 →
פִשְׁתִּ֔ים	fish.Tim	linen<s>	H6593 →
יִהְי֖וּ	yih.Yu	they will be	H1961 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
מָתְנֵיהֶ֑ם	ma.te.nei.Hem	loins their	H4975 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יַחְגְּר֖וּ	yach.ge.Ru	they will gird themselves	H2296 →
בַּיָּֽזַע׃	bai.Ya.za'	with <the> sweat	H3154 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 14:40
But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
leads to
- Titus 1:5
  The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
- Colossians 2:5
  For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 14:26–33
  What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the…
- 1 Corinthians 11:34
  If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
- Romans 13:13
  Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
Through
Leviticus 16:4
He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself…
leads to
- Exodus 28:39–43
  You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
- Exodus 30:20
  Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
- Ezekiel 44:17–18
  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…

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Ezekiel

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Ezekiel