Ezekiel 44:17 KJV

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.

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Matthew Henry

  • Ezekiel 44:1–31This chapter contains ordinances relative to the true priests. The prince evidently means Christ, and the words in Ezek 44:2, may remind us that no other can...

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Parallel Passages

  • Ezekiel 41:22 The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
  • Malachi 1:7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
  • 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.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • 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 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 39:27–29 And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons, …
  • 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. …
  • 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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  • And it shall come to pass, that when they enter וְהָיָה wĕhāyâ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and בְּבוֹאָם bĕbôʾām בּוֹא Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • in at the gates אֶל ʾel Preposition שַׁעֲרֵי šaʿărê שַׁעַר Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of the inner הַפְּנִימִית happĕnîmît פְּנִימִי Adjective · feminine singular · with the
  • court הֶחָצֵר heḥāṣēr חָצֵר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • they shall be clothed יִלְבָּשׁוּ yilbāšû לָבַשׁ Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
  • with linen פִשְׁתִּים pištîm פִּשְׁתֶּה Noun · masculine plural
  • garments בִּגְדֵי bigdê בֶּגֶד Noun · masculine plural construct
  • and no wool וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and עֲלֵיהֶם ʿălêhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural צֶמֶר ṣemer צֶמֶר Noun · masculine singular
  • shall come יַעֲלֶה yaʿălê עָלָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • upon them, whiles they minister בְּשָׁרְתָם bĕšārĕtām שָׁרַת Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • in the gates בְּשַׁעֲרֵי bĕšaʿărê שַׁעַר Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
  • of the inner הַפְּנִימִית happĕnîmît פְּנִימִי Adjective · feminine singular · with the
  • court הֶחָצֵר heḥāṣēr חָצֵר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • and within וָבָיְתָה wābāyĕtâ בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular · with and, ending: toward

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