Ezekiel 44:18

Ezekiel 44:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and linen undergarments around their waists. They shall not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat.

Context of Ezekiel 44:18

16“They shall enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My table to minister to Me and keep My charge. 17It 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. Linen turbans shall be on their heads and linen undergarments shall be on their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything which makes them sweat. 19When they go out into the outer court, into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments in which they have been ministering and lay them in the holy chambers; then they shall put on other garments so that they will not transmit holiness to the people with their garments. 20Also they shall not shave their heads, yet they shall not let their locks grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.

Ezekiel 44:18 word by word

פַּאֲרֵ֤י פִשְׁתִּים֙ יִהְי֣וּ עַל־רֹאשָׁ֔ם וּמִכְנְסֵ֣י פִשְׁתִּ֔ים יִהְי֖וּ עַל־מָתְנֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א יַחְגְּר֖וּ בַּיָּֽזַע׃Read the interlinear

• Linenפֵּ֫שֶׁתpishteh · flaxH6593
• shall be on their headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• undergarmentsמִכְנָסmiknâs · undergarmentH4370
• shall be on their loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
• they shall not girdחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• sweatיֶ֫זַעyeza‛ · sweatH3154

Cross-references for Ezekiel 44:18

• Exodus 28:40“For Aaron’s sons you shall make tunics; you shall also make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them, for glory and for beauty.
• Exodus 39:28and the turban of fine linen, and the decorated caps of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twisted linen,
• 1 Corinthians 11:4Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head.
• Exodus 28:42You shall make for them linen breeches to cover their bare flesh; they shall reach from the loins even to the thighs.
• 1 Corinthians 14:40But all things must be done properly and in an orderly manner.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 44:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-31Verses 17-31 Regulations as to the priests‘ services. The garments of the priests are defined and various rules prescribed in the Law are repeated with some additions in order to denote additional care to avoid uncleanness. Ezekiel 44:18 The material of which the four vestments of the ordinary priest were made was “linen,” or, more accurately, “byssus,” the cotton stuff of Egypt. The two special qualities of the byssus - white and shining - are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-19The priests had special access to God. Because of this privilege, they also had greater responsibility to live in holiness. Their behavior was more restricted than that of the people. They had to wear linen clothing instead of wool. This helped prevent sweat, which would make them ritually unclean (see study note on Ezekiel 36:17). They also had to keep separate garments that were used only for sacred service. transmit holiness to the people with their…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. bonnets--turbans.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 44:18

• Bonnet
• Breeches
• Dress
• Priest
• Sweat

In the dictionaries

• Bonnet
• Breeches
• Linen
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Sweat

Commentaries on Ezekiel 44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings