Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 44:19
19Before they go out to the outer court—to the outer courtyard to the people—they must take off their garments in which they minister and leave them in the holy chambers. They will put on other garments, so they do not consecrate the people while in their garments.
Ezekiel 44:19 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)When they go out into the outer court where the people are, they are to take off the clothes they have been ministering in and are to leave them in the sacred rooms, and put on other clothes, so that the people are not consecrated through contact with their garments.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when they go out into the outer court to the people, they shall put off the garments in which they have been ministering and lay them in the holy chambers. And they shall put on other garments, lest they transmit holiness to the people with their garments.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When they go out to the outer court, to the outer court to the people, they shall take off their garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and put on other garments; and in their holy garments they shall not sanctify the people.
Context of Ezekiel 44:19
17It will be that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they will be clothed with linen garments. No wool will come on them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. 18They will have linen turbans upon their heads and linen underclothes upon their loins; they will not wear anything that causes sweat. Before they go out to the outer court—to the outer courtyard to the people—they must take off their garments in which they minister and leave them in the holy chambers. They will put on other garments, so they do not consecrate the people while in their garments. 20They must not shave their heads or let their locks grow long, but must carefully trim the hair of their heads. 21No kohen may drink wine before entering the inner court.
Read all of Ezekiel 44Ezekiel 44:19 word by word
וּ֠בְצֵאתָם אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֨ר הַחִיצוֹנָ֜ה אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַחִיצוֹנָה֮ אֶל־הָעָם֒ יִפְשְׁט֣וּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֙מָּה֙ מְשָׁרְתִ֣ם בָּ֔ם וְהִנִּ֥יחוּ אוֹתָ֖ם בְּלִֽשְׁכֹ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְלָֽבְשׁוּ֙ בְּגָדִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּשׁ֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם בְּבִגְדֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when they go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- into the utterחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
- courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
- to the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- they shall put offפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
- their garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
- wherein they ministeredשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
- and layיָנַחyânach · to restH3240
- them in the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- chambersלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
- and they shall putלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- on otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- and they shall not sanctifyקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: holinessH6942
Cross-references for Ezekiel 44:19
- Ezekiel 42:13Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate area, they are the holy chambers, where the kohanim who are near to Adonai eat the most holy things. There they will put the most holy things—the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering—for the place is holy.
- Leviticus 6:10It must not be baked with hametz. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire. It is most holy, like the sin offering and like the trespass offering.
- Ezekiel 46:20He said to me, “This is the place where the kohanim will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, where they will bake the grain offering, so they do not bring them into the outer court, to consecrate the people.”
- Exodus 29:37You are to make atonement for the altar for seven days, and so sanctify it. The altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will become holy.
- Exodus 30:29You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them will become holy.
- Matthew 23:17O fools and blind ones! Which is greater, the gold or the Temple that made the gold holy?
- 1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to trust—and to each as the Lord gave.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 44:19
- 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. 1919. not sanctify the people with their garments--namely, those peculiarly priestly vestments in which they ministered in the sanctuary.Read the comment
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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
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