² And suddenly six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his ^[a]battle-ax in his hand. ^(A)One man among them was clothed with linen and had a writer’s inkhorn ^[b]at his side. They went in and stood beside the bronze altar.

¹⁷ And it shall be, whenever they enter the gates of the inner court, that ^(A)they shall put on linen garments; no wool shall come upon them while they minister within the gates of the inner court or within the house. ^18 (B)They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat.