And it shall be,וְהָיָהwhen they enterבְּבוֹאָםthe gatesאֶל שַׁעֲרֵיof the inner court,הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִיתlinen garmentsבִּגְדֵי פִשְׁתִּיםthey shall put on,יִלְבָּשׁוּand noוְלֹאwoolצֶמֶרshall comeיַעֲלֶהon themעֲלֵיהֶםwhile they ministerבְּשָׁרְתָםin the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵיof the inner courtהֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִיתand inside.וָבָיְתָה
Ezekiel 44:17
Study it in the app“And it shall be, when they enter the gates of the inner court, linen garments they shall put on, and no wool shall come on them while they minister in the gates of the inner court and inside.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 44:17, word by word
- And it shall beהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- when they enterבוֹאָvoa
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “voa” appears- the gatesשַׁעֲרֵיshaare
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaare” appears- of the inner courtחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- of the inner courtפְּנִימִיתpenimit
inner
Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.
Where else “penimit” appears- linen garmentsבִּגְדֵיbigde
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigde” appears- linen garmentsפִשְׁתִּיםfishtim
linen, flax
Flax: the plant whose fibers are made into thread and cloth; linen.
Where else “fishtim” appears- they shall put onיִלְבָּשׁוּyilbashu
put on
To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.
Where else “yilbashu” appears- woolצֶמֶרtsemer
wool
Wool.
Where else “tsemer” appears- shall comeיַעֲלֶהyaale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaale” appears- while they ministerשָׁרְתָsharta
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “sharta” appears- and insideבָיְתָvayta
inside
Literally "the house": the inner part of something.
Where else “vayta” appears
The context
16They shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.
17 · This verse (above)
18Linen headdresses shall be on their heads, and linen undergarments shall be on their loins; they shall not gird themselves with sweat.