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They must wear no wool while on duty in the inner courtyard or in the Temple itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments. They shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it shall be, whenever they enter the gates of the inner court, that they shall put on linen garments; no wool shall come upon them while they minister within the gates of the inner court or within the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it shall be that when they enter at the gates of the inner courtyard, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and wool shall not be worn by them while they are ministering in the gates of the inner courtyard or in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It shall be that when they enter at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and wool shall not be on them while they are ministering in the gates of the inner court and in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it shall be that when they enter at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and wool shall not be on them while they are ministering in the gates of the inner court and in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it will be that when they enter at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and wool shall not be on them while they are ministering in the gates of the inner court and in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It shall be that when they enter the gates of the inner courtyard, they shall be clothed in linen garments; no wool shall be on them while they minister at the gates of the inner courtyard and within the temple (house).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they enter the gates of the inner court they are to wear linen garments; they must not have on them anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court and within it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they enter the gates of the inner court they must wear linen garments; they must not have on them anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court and within it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When they come to the inner courtyard, they must wear their linen priestly clothes. My priests must never wear anything made of wool when they are on duty in this courtyard or in the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When they enter the gateways to the inner courtyard, they must wear linen clothes. They must have no wool on them while they serve in the gateways to the inner courtyard and in the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When they enter the gateway to the inner courtyard of the Temple, they are to put on linen clothing. They must not wear anything made of wool when they are on duty in the inner courtyard or in the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whenever they enter at the gates of the inner court, they are to be clothed with linen garments. They are not to wear wool when they are ministering within the gates of the inner courtyard or in the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'When they enter the gates of the inner court, they must wear linen garments; they must not have any wool on them when they minister in the inner gates of the court and in the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'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 on them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘“It will be that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments. No wool shall come on them while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has come to pass, in their going into the gates of the inner court, they put on linen garments; and no wool comes up on them in their ministering in the gates of the inner court and within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it hath come to pass, in their going in unto the gates of the inner court, linen garments they put on; and no wool cometh up on them in their ministering in the gates of the inner court and within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was in their going in to the gates of the inner enclosure they shall put on linen garments; and wool shall not come up upon them in their serving in the gates of the inner enclosure, and the house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when they shall enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments: neither shall any woollen come upon them, when they minister in the gates of the inner court and within. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments. Neither shall anything woolen be placed over them, when they minister within the gates of the inner and the outer court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whenever they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments; they shall not put on anything woolen when they serve at the gates of the inner court or within the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen vestments; they shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when they enter the gate of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; they shall not wear any garments made of wool, while they minister at the gate of the inner court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when they enter into the gate of the court, they shall wear inner garments of linen, and they shall not wear any wool, also when they serve in the gate of the inner courtyard<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass when they enter the gates of the inner court, <i>that</i> they shall put on linen robes; and they shall not put on woollen garments when they minister at the gate of the inner court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=13518" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/44.htm">The Duties of the Priests</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bə·ḇō·w·’ām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">When they enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ă·rê (N-mpc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/6442.htm" title="6442: hap·pə·nî·mîṯ (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Inner. From paniym; interior.">of the inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: yil·bā·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">they are to wear</a> <a href="/hebrew/6593.htm" title="6593: p̄iš·tîm (N-fp) -- Flax, linen. From the same as pash as in the sense of comminuting; linen.">linen</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: biḡ·ḏê (N-mpc) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">garments;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">wear</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6785.htm" title="6785: ṣe·mer (N-ms) -- Wool. From an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy; wool.">anything made of wool</a> <a href="/hebrew/8334.htm" title="8334: bə·šā·rə·ṯām (Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3mp) -- To minister, serve. A primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to.">when they minister</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: bə·ša·‘ă·rê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">at the gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/6442.htm" title="6442: hap·pə·nî·mîṯ (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Inner. From paniym; interior.">of the inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: wā·ḇā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">or inside the temple.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Exodus 28:39-43</a></span><br />You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash. / Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor. / After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Leviticus 16:4</a></span><br />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 with water before he wears them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Revelation 19:8</a></span><br />She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />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 wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Zechariah 3:4-5</a></span><br />So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.” / Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-11.htm">Matthew 22:11-12</a></span><br />But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. / ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-4.htm">Revelation 3:4-5</a></span><br />But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white. / Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-2.htm">Exodus 28:2-4</a></span><br />Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor. / You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest. / These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-10.htm">Leviticus 6:10</a></span><br />And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-13.htm">Revelation 7:13-14</a></span><br />Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?” / “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/39-27.htm">Exodus 39:27-29</a></span><br />For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver, / as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen, / and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-12.htm">2 Chronicles 5:12</a></span><br />all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-22.htm">Luke 15:22</a></span><br />But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-10.htm">Acts 1:10</a></span><br />They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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 on them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.</p><p class="hdg">they shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Exodus 28:39,40,43</a></b></br> And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre <i>of</i> fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle <i>of</i> needlework… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-27.htm">Exodus 39:27-29</a></b></br> And they made coats <i>of</i> fine linen <i>of</i> woven work for Aaron, and for his sons, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Leviticus 16:4</a></b></br> He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these <i>are</i> holy garments; 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In Hebrew, the word for "gates" (שַׁעַר, sha'ar) signifies a place of transition and decision, often symbolizing the threshold between the secular and the sacred. The "inner court" (חָצֵר, chatser) was a place of heightened holiness, accessible only to those who were consecrated. This highlights the importance of preparation and purity when approaching God, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture, emphasizing the reverence and sanctity required in worship.<p><b>they are to wear linen garments</b><br />The instruction to "wear linen garments" underscores the purity and simplicity required of the priests. Linen (פִּשְׁתִּים, pishtim) is a fabric that symbolizes purity and righteousness, often associated with priestly duties. Historically, linen was chosen for its lightweight and breathable qualities, which were practical for the hot climate and symbolically represented the removal of impurities. This attire signifies the need for spiritual cleanliness and the shedding of worldly encumbrances when serving before the Lord, reflecting the call for holiness in the lives of believers.<p><b>they must not wear anything made of wool</b><br />The prohibition against wearing wool (צֶמֶר, tsemer) while ministering is significant. Wool, derived from animals, can symbolize the earthly and the fleshly, contrasting with the purity of linen. This distinction serves as a metaphor for the separation between the holy and the common, the spiritual and the carnal. In a broader biblical context, it reminds believers of the need to distinguish between the sacred and the profane in their own lives, striving for spiritual integrity and devotion.<p><b>when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple</b><br />The phrase "when they minister" (שָׁרַת, sharath) refers to the act of serving or attending to the duties within the temple. This service is not merely a ritual but a profound act of worship and dedication to God. The "gates of the inner court" and "inside the temple" denote areas of significant spiritual activity and presence. The emphasis on proper attire and conduct in these spaces highlights the seriousness and honor of serving in God's presence. It serves as a reminder to all believers of the privilege and responsibility of worship, calling for a heart and life dedicated to God's service.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/44.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Clothed with linen garments.--</span>The rest of the chapter is occupied with directions for the clothing and conduct of the priests. The dress (<a href="/context/ezekiel/44-17.htm" title="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 on them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.">Ezekiel 44:17-19</a>) is the same as that prescribed in Lev. 28, only a few special points being mentioned partly for emphasis, and partly as recalling to mind the whole.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 17-31.</span> - The <span class="accented">duties and emoluments of the priests</span>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - Beginning with their attire when engaged in temple service, this verse states, in a general way, that the priests should be clothed with <span class="cmt_word">linen garments</span>, as the priests were under the Law (<a href="/exodus/28-40.htm">Exodus 28:40-43</a>; <a href="/exodus/39-27.htm">Exodus 39:27-29</a>; <a href="/leviticus/6-10.htm">Leviticus 6:10</a>), with this difference, that whereas under the Law the terms employed were <span class="hebrew">שֵׁשׁ</span>, the white byssus of Egypt, and <span class="hebrew">בַּד</span>, "fine white linen," here the word is <span class="hebrew">פִּשְׁתֶּה</span>, or "flax" - a difference which assists newer critics to perceive in the so-called priest-code a refinement on Ezekiel, and therefore an evidence that the priest-cede arose later than Ezekiel But if the so-called priest-code had already indicated that the linen for priests' garments should be of the finest quality, Ezekiel may have felt there was no occasion for him to use other than the generic term for "linen," which <span class="hebrew">פִעשׁתֶּה</span> (<span class="accented">pishteh</span>) seems to have been (comp. <a href="/leviticus/13-47.htm">Leviticus 13:47, 48, 52, 59</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm">Jeremiah 13:1</a>). That this was so is suggested by the statement that no wool, <span class="hebrew">צֶמֶר</span>, "perhaps so called from its being shorn off" (Gesenius), should <span class="cmt_word">come upon them whiles they ministered in the gates of the inner court</span>, or <span class="cmt_word">within</span> the court itself, or the house - the contrast being between what was of vegetable and what was of animal production. The reason for the prohibition of wool is hinted at in ver. 18 - it was apt to cause sweat, and thus entail impurity; the clean white linen, on the other hand, was designed both for hygienic reasons and as an emblem of purity (comp. <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Revelation 19:8, 14</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When they enter</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבוֹאָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇō·w·’ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gates</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁעֲרֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘ă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the inner</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּנִימִ֔ית</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pə·nî·mîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6442.htm">Strong's 6442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Interior</span><br /><br /><span class="word">court,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחָצֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are to wear</span><br /><span class="heb">יִלְבָּ֑שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yil·bā·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">linen</span><br /><span class="heb">פִשְׁתִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(p̄iš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6593.htm">Strong's 6593: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flax, linen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">garments;</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּגְדֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(biḡ·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they must not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wear</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲלֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anything made of wool</span><br /><span class="heb">צֶ֔מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣe·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6785.htm">Strong's 6785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wool</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when they minister</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šā·rə·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8334.htm">Strong's 8334: </a> </span><span class="str2">To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the gates</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ša·‘ă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the inner</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּנִימִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pə·nî·mîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6442.htm">Strong's 6442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Interior</span><br /><br /><span class="word">court</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחָצֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or inside [the temple].</span><br /><span class="heb">וָבָֽיְתָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḇā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 44:17 It shall be that when they enter (Ezek. 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