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They are to put on other clothes before they go near the places that are for the people.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42.htm">New Living Translation</a> When the priests leave the sanctuary, they must not go directly to the outer courtyard. They must first take off the clothes they wore while ministering, because these clothes are holy. They must put on other clothes before entering the parts of the building complex open to the public.” <a href="/esv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Standard Version</a> When the priests enter the Holy Place, they shall not go out of it into the outer court without laying there the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They shall put on other garments before they go near to that which is for the people.” <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Once the priests have entered the holy area, they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people.” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42.htm">King James Bible</a> When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/42.htm">New King James Version</a> When the priests enter them, they shall not go out of the holy chamber into the outer court; but there they shall leave their garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they may approach that which is for the people.” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When the priests enter, they shall not go out into the outer courtyard from the sanctuary without laying their garments there in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall approach that which is for the people.” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220When the priests enter, then they shall not go out into the outer court from the sanctuary without laying there their garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall approach that which is for the people.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “When the priests enter, then they shall not go out into the outer court from the sanctuary without laying there their garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall approach that which is for the people.” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> When the priests enter, then they shall not go out into the outer court from the sanctuary without laying there their garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall come near to that which is for the people.” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When the priests enter [the Holy Place], they shall not go out from the sanctuary into the outer court unless they lay there their garments in which they minister, for these are holy (set apart). They shall put on other garments before they approach that which is for the people.” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Once the priests have entered, they are not to go out from the holy area to the outer court until they have removed the clothes they minister in, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the public area.” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Once the priests have entered, they must not go out from the holy area to the outer court until they have removed the clothes they minister in, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the public area.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/42.htm">American Standard Version</a> When the priests enter in, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and shall approach to that which pertaineth to the people. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the priests are ready to leave the temple, they must go through these rooms before they return to the outer courtyard. They must leave their sacred clothes in these rooms and put on regular clothes before going anywhere near other people. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Revised Version</a> When the priests enter in, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and shall approach to that which pertaineth to the people. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Once the priests enter the holy place, they must not go out of the holy place into the outer courtyard until they leave behind the clothes that they wore as they served. These clothes are holy. The priests must put on other clothes. Then they can go into the area that is for the people." <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/42.htm">Good News Translation</a> When priests have been in the Temple and want to go to the outer courtyard, they must leave in these rooms the holy clothing they wore while serving the LORD. They must put on other clothes before going out to the area where the people gather." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/42.htm">International Standard Version</a> When the priest enters, they will not enter the outer court from the sanctuary without having removed their garments worn during their time of ministry, because they are holy. They will put on different clothes, and then they will approach the area reserved for the people." <a href="/msb/ezekiel/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Once the priests have entered the holy area, they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/42.htm">NET Bible</a> When the priests enter, then they will not go out from the sanctuary to the outer court without taking off their garments in which they minister, for these are holy; they will put on other garments, then they will go near the places where the people are." <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When the priests enter in, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and shall approach to that which pertains to the people." <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people. <a href="/web/ezekiel/42.htm">World English Bible</a> When the priests enter in, then they shall not go out of the holy place into the outer court until they lay their garments in which they minister there; for they are holy. Then they shall put on other garments, and shall approach that which is for the people.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In the priests’ going in, they do not come out from the sanctuary to the outer court, and there they place their garments with which they minister, for they [are] holy, and have put on other garments, and have drawn near to that which [is] for the people.” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In the priests' going in, they come not out from the sanctuary unto the outer court, and there they place their garments with which they minister, for they are holy, and have put on other garments, and have drawn near unto that which is for the people.' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> On the priests coming in, and they shall go not forth from the holy place to the enclosure without, and there they shall set their garments which they shall serve in them; for they are holy; they shall put on other garments, and approach to that for the people.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when the priests shall have entered in, they shall not go out of the holy places into the outward court: but there they shall lay their vestments, wherein they minister, for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and so they shall go forth to the people. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when the priests will have entered, they shall not depart from the holy places into the outer court. And in that place, they shall set their vestments, in which they minister, for they are holy. And they shall be clothed with other vestments, and in this manner they shall go forth to the people.” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Bible</a> When the priests have entered, they must not go out again from the holy place into the outer court without leaving the garments in which they ministered because they are holy. They shall put on other garments before approaching the area for the people.” <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When the priests enter the holy place, they shall not go out of it into the outer court without laying there the vestments in which they minister, for these are holy; they shall put on other garments before they go near to the area open to the people.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When the priests enter therein, they shall not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; for they are holy; and they shall put on other garments; then they can make offerings on behalf of the people. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when the Priests enter, they shall not go out from the Holy Place to the outer courtyard, but there they lay their garments in which they serve, because they are Holiness, and they wear other garments and bring offerings in the place of the people<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> When the priests enter in, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister, for they are holy; and they shall put on other garments, and shall approach to that which pertaineth to the people.' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> None shall go in thither except the priests, and they shall not go forth of the holy place into the outer court, that they that draw nigh to me may be continually holy, and may not touch their garments in which they minister, with defilement, for they are holy; and they shall put on other garments whenever they come in contact with the people. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=12901" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Chambers for the Priests</a> …13Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy. 14<a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hă·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">Once the priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bə·ḇō·’ām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">have entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: mê·haq·qō·ḏeš (Prep-m, Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">the holy area,</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/3318.htm" title="3318: yê·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">go out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/2435.htm" title="2435: ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Outer, external. From chayits; properly, the wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular.">the outer</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: wə·šām (Conj-w:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: yan·nî·ḥū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">until they have left behind</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: ḇiḡ·ḏê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">the garments</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">in which</a> <a href="/hebrew/8334.htm" title="8334: yə·šā·rə·ṯū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To minister, serve. A primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to.">they minister,</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·hen (Prep:: 3fp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2007.htm" title="2007: hên·nāh (Pro-3fp) -- They. Prolongation for hen; themselves.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">are holy.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: yil·bə·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">They are to put on</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">other</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏîm (N-mp) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·qā·rə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">before they approach</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">the places that are</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lā·‘ām (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">for the people.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/6-10.htm">Leviticus 6:10-11</a> 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. / Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place. <a href="/leviticus/16-23.htm">Leviticus 16:23-24</a> Then Aaron is to enter the Tent of Meeting, take off the linen garments he put on before entering the Most Holy Place, and leave them there. / He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people. <a href="/exodus/28-40.htm">Exodus 28:40-43</a> 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. / Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh. ... <a href="/exodus/29-4.htm">Exodus 29:4-9</a> Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water. / Take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastplate. Fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband. / Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/5-11.htm">2 Chronicles 5:11</a> Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions. And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, <a href="/2_chronicles/29-15.htm">2 Chronicles 29:15-19</a> When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD. / So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley. / They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD. For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month. ... <a href="/leviticus/8-7.htm">Leviticus 8:7-9</a> He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him. / Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. / Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him. <a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Leviticus 10:6-7</a> Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited. / You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed. <a href="/numbers/18-7.htm">Numbers 18:7</a> But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.” <a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">1 Samuel 21:4-6</a> “There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.” / David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!” / So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away. <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a> And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/11-18.htm">2 Kings 11:18</a> So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD. <a href="/nehemiah/7-65.htm">Nehemiah 7:65</a> The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. <a href="/matthew/12-4.htm">Matthew 12:4</a> He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests. <a href="/mark/2-26.htm">Mark 2:26</a> During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.they not go<a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Ezekiel 44:19</a> And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.<a href="/exodus/28-40.htm">Exodus 28:40-43</a> And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty… <a href="/exodus/29-4.htm">Exodus 29:4-9</a> And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water… and shall put<a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a> I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.<a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Zechariah 3:4,5</a> And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment… <a href="/romans/3-22.htm">Romans 3:22</a> Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">Approach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-46.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-37.htm">Once</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/psalms/119-38.htm">Pertaineth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-18.htm">Pertains</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-11.htm">Precincts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-23.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-9.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-46.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Approach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-2.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/daniel/2-7.htm">Once</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-1.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Pertaineth</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Pertains</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-11.htm">Precincts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-3.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 42</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">The chambers for the priests</a> 13. <a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">The use thereof</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">The measures of the outward court</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/42.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Once the priests have entered the holy area The holy area refers to the inner court of the temple, a sacred space designated for the priests' service. This area symbolizes the presence of God and is set apart from the common areas. The priests entering this space signifies their role as mediators between God and the people, highlighting the sanctity and reverence required in their duties. This separation underscores the holiness of God and the need for purity in worship, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Leviticus 10:3</a>, where God emphasizes His holiness among those who approach Him.they must not go out into the outer court The outer court is accessible to the general population, contrasting with the inner court's exclusivity. The instruction for priests not to enter the outer court in their holy garments underscores the distinction between the sacred and the common. This separation is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, emphasizing the need for holiness and the avoidance of defilement, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Leviticus 15:31</a>, where the Israelites are warned against defiling the tabernacle.until they have left behind the garments in which they minister The garments worn by the priests are consecrated for service in the temple, symbolizing their set-apart status for God's work. These garments, described in detail in <a href="/exodus/28.htm">Exodus 28</a>, are imbued with spiritual significance, representing righteousness and purity. The act of leaving these garments behind before entering the outer court signifies the transition from sacred service to ordinary life, maintaining the sanctity of the priestly role.for these are holy The holiness of the garments reflects the holiness of God and the sacred nature of the priestly duties. This concept is rooted in the broader biblical theme of holiness, where objects, people, and places dedicated to God are set apart for His purposes. The garments' holiness is a reminder of the priests' responsibility to uphold God's standards, as seen in <a href="/exodus/29-29.htm">Exodus 29:29</a>, where the garments are consecrated for Aaron and his sons.They are to put on other clothes The instruction to change clothes before entering the outer court highlights the distinction between sacred and secular activities. This practice ensures that the holiness associated with the priestly garments is not profaned by contact with the common world. It reflects the broader biblical principle of maintaining purity and separation from sin, as seen in <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a>, where believers are called to be separate from the world.before they approach the places that are for the people The places for the people refer to the areas of the temple accessible to the general population, emphasizing the need for a clear boundary between the sacred and the common. This separation serves as a reminder of the holiness required in approaching God and the need for intermediaries, foreshadowing the ultimate mediation of Jesus Christ, who bridges the gap between God and humanity, as described in <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-12</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a> The Levitical priests who serve in the temple, responsible for performing sacred duties and maintaining the holiness of the sanctuary. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sanctuary.htm">Sanctuary</a> The innermost part of the temple where the presence of God dwells, considered a holy place. 3. <a href="/topical/o/outer_court.htm">Outer Court</a> The area outside the sanctuary where the general public could gather, distinct from the holy areas reserved for priestly duties. 4. <a href="/topical/h/holy_garments.htm">Holy Garments</a> Special clothing worn by the priests during their service in the sanctuary, symbolizing their consecration and the sanctity of their work. 5. <a href="/topical/a/area_for_the_people.htm">Area for the People</a> The space accessible to the Israelites, where they could come to worship and present offerings, separate from the priestly areas.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a> The requirement for priests to change garments before entering the outer court underscores the need for holiness and separation in our service to God. We are called to live distinct lives, set apart for His purposes. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_garments.htm">Symbolism of Garments</a> The holy garments symbolize the righteousness and purity required to approach God. As believers, we are clothed in the righteousness of Christ, enabling us to enter God's presence with confidence. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priesthood.htm">Role of the Priesthood</a> The priestly duties highlight the importance of mediating between God and the people. In the New Testament, all believers are called to be a royal priesthood, representing God to the world. <a href="/topical/r/respect_for_sacred_spaces.htm">Respect for Sacred Spaces</a> The distinction between the sanctuary and the outer court teaches us to respect and honor the sacred spaces and moments in our lives dedicated to worship and communion with God. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_service.htm">Preparation for Service</a> Just as the priests prepared themselves by changing garments, we must prepare our hearts and minds for service, ensuring we are spiritually ready to fulfill our God-given roles.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 42</a> <a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_40's_details.htm">How should one reconcile the detailed architectural descriptions in Ezekiel 40 with the absence of any clear historical record of its fulfillment?</a> <a href="/q/what_constitutes_the_seal_of_god.htm">What constitutes the Seal of God?</a> <a href="/q/could_leviticus_sacrifices_avoid_health_issues.htm">How feasible is it, historically, that large numbers of animal sacrifices described in Leviticus 4 could be carried out without creating severe public health issues?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) There they shall lay their garments.--It was apparently the requirement of the law that the priests should wear their official garments only when engaged in priestly duties within the tabernacle; this is not expressly stated in general terms, but it is said that they were to wear them when engaged in such duty (<a href="/exodus/28-43.htm" title="And they shall be on Aaron, and on his sons, when they come in to the tabernacle of the congregation, 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 for ever to him and his seed after him.">Exodus 28:43</a>), and in some particular cases that they were to put them off when they went out of the tabernacle (<a href="/context/leviticus/6-10.htm" title="And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put on his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire has consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.">Leviticus 6:10-11</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-23.htm" title="And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:">Leviticus 16:23</a>). It seems probable, therefore, that Ezekiel here recognises the ancient custom. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Once the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest have entered בְּבֹאָ֣ם (bə·ḇō·’ām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the holy area, מֵהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ (mê·haq·qō·ḏeš) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity they must not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no go out יֵצְא֤וּ (yê·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the outer הַחִיצוֹנָ֔ה (ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2435.htm">Strong's 2435: </a> The, wall side, exterior, secular court הֶחָצֵ֣ר (he·ḥā·ṣêr) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> A yard, a hamlet until they have left behind יַנִּ֧יחוּ (yan·nî·ḥū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, the garments בִגְדֵיהֶ֛ם (ḇiḡ·ḏê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage in which they minister, יְשָׁרְת֥וּ (yə·šā·rə·ṯū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8334.htm">Strong's 8334: </a> To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction these הֵ֑נָּה (hên·nāh) Pronoun - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2007.htm">Strong's 2007: </a> Themselves are holy. קֹ֣דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity They are to put on וְלָבְשׁוּ֙ (wə·lā·ḇə·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe other אֲחֵרִ֔ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> Hinder, next, other clothes בְּגָדִ֣ים (bə·ḡā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage before they approach וְקָרְב֖וּ (wə·qā·rə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach the places אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that that are אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that for the people.? לָעָֽם׃ (lā·‘ām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Ezekiel 42:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Ezekiel 42:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Ezekiel 42:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Ezekiel 42:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Ezekiel 42:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Ezekiel 42:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Ezekiel 42:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Ezekiel 42:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Ezekiel 42:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Ezekiel 42:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:14 When the priests enter in then shall (Ezek. 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