Ezekiel 44 · Verse 17

Ezekiel 44:17

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.
Ezekiel 44:17, King James Version

Ezekiel 44:17 in other translations

BSBWhen 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.
WEB“‘“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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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.
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass 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, when they minister in the gates of the inner court, and towards the house.
BBEAnd when they come in by the doorways of the inner square, they are to be clothed in linen robes; there is to be no wool on them while they are doing my work in the doorway of the inner square and inside the house.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Ezekiel 44:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. linen--symbolical of purity. Wool soon induces perspiration in the sultry East and so becomes uncleanly.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 No wool shall come upon them - The reason is plain; wool is more apt than linen to contract dirt and breed insects; linen breeds none; besides, this is a vegetable, and the other an animal substance. It was an ancient maxim, that whatever was taken from a dead body was impure in matters of religion, and should not be permitted to enter into the temple. The Egyptian priests always wore linen on their bodies, and shoes of matting or rushes on their feet. The Mohammedans never write the Koran upon vellum or skin of any kind, as they would consider that as a defilement.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Ezekiel 44:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בְּבוֹאָם֙be.vo.'Amwhen come theyH935
אֶֽל\־'el-intoH413
שַׁעֲרֵי֙sha.'a.Rei[the] gates ofH8179
הֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.Tzerthe courtyardH2691
הַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.Mit<the> innerH6442
בִּגְדֵ֥יbig.Deiclothes ofH899
פִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.Timlinen<s>H6593
יִלְבָּ֑שׁוּyil.Ba.shuthey will be clothedH3847
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יַעֲלֶ֤הya.'a.Lehit will go upH5927
עֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
צֶ֔מֶרTze.merwoolH6785
בְּשָֽׁרְתָ֗םbe.sha.re.Tamwhen serve theyH8334
בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.Reiat [the] gates ofH8179
הֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.Tzerthe courtyardH2691
הַפְּנִימִ֖יתha.pe.ni.Mit<the> innerH6442
וָבָֽיְתָה\׃va.Va.ye.tahand [the] inside towardsH1004

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 44:17

  • Revelation 19:8

    And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

  • Exodus 39:27-29

    And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons, And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen, And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Exodus 28:43

    And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.

  • Exodus 28:39-40

    And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework. 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.

  • Revelation 4:4

    And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

  • Leviticus 16:4

    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 are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they shall.
Ex 28:39,40,43; 39:27-29; Le 16:4; Re 4:4; 19:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 44:16

    They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

  • Ezekiel 44:17

    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.

  • Ezekiel 44:18

    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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Ezekiel 44:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y será que cuando entraren por las puertas del atrio interior, se vestirán de vestimentas de lino: no asentará sobre ellos lana, cuando ministraren en las puertas del atrio de adentro, y en el interior.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arrivera que, quand ils entreront dans les portes du parvis intérieur, ils se revêtiront de vêtements de lin, et ils ne porteront pas de laine sur eux pendant leur service dans les portes du parvis intérieur et vers la maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es soll geschehen, wenn sie zu den Toren des inneren Vorhofs eingehen, sollen sie leinene Kleider anziehen; aber Wolle soll nicht auf sie kommen, wenn sie in den Toren des inneren Vorhofs und gegen das Haus hin dienen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque ingredientur portas atrii interioris, vestibus lineis induentur: nec ascendet super eos quidquam laneum, quando ministrant in portis atrii interioris et intrinsecus.