EZEKIEL 44:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
When they go out into the outer court, the people's court, 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 communicate holiness to the people'—establishing a protocol where priests change clothes when moving from sacred to common space. The concern not to 'communicate holiness to the people' reflects the principle that sacred and profane must not intermix; holiness is not to be transferred beyond appropriate boundaries. The dedicated chambers for storage emphasize the sacred status of priestly garments. This verse establishes the clothing protocol.
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