Ezekiel 44:19

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.

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.

When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.

²⁰ They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.

²¹ No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.
KJV: 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.
WEB: When they go out into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments in which they minister and lay them in the holy rooms. They shall put on other garments, that they not sanctify the people with their garments.
ASV: And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they minister, and lay them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other garments, that they sanctify not the people with their garments.
DARBY: And when they go forth into the outer court, into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy cells; and they shall put on other garments, that they may not hallow the people with their garments.
BLB: And in their going out to the outer court, to the outer court unto the people, they shall take off their garments which they have ministered in them, and they shall leave them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments, so that they do not sanctify the people with their garments.

ÅB: Og når de går ut i den ytre forgård, til folket i den ytre forgård, skal de ta av seg de klær som de har forrettet tjeneste i, og legge dem ned i de hellige kammer, og de skal ta på seg andre klær og ikke gjøre folket hellig med sine klær.
OTB: Når de går ut i den ytre gården til folket, skal de ta av seg klærne de har tjent i og legge dem i de hellige rommene, og ta på seg andre klær, så de ikke overfører hellighet til folket med sine klær.
B1930: Og når de går ut i den ytre forgård, til folket i den ytre forgård, skal de ta av sig de klær som de har forrettet tjeneste i, og legge dem ned i de hellige kammer, og de skal ta på sig andre klær og ikke gjøre folket hellig med sine klær.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 46:20
and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.”
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Leviticus 6:27
Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.
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Leviticus 6:10–11
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.
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Exodus 30:29
You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.
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Matthew 23:17–19
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
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Exodus 29:37
For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.
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1 Corinthians 3:5–6
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
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Ezekiel 42:13–14
Then 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.
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