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.

They shall be clothed with linen - symbolical of purity. Wool soon induces perspiration in the sultry East, and so becomes uncleanly.

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