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Ezekiel 44:20

18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

19 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.

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

21 Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

22 Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.
KJV
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
WEB
“‘“They shall not shave their heads, or allow their locks to grow long. They shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
ASV
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
DARBY
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long: they shall duly poll their heads.
BLB
And their head, they shall not shave [it]; their hair they shall not grow long; they must carefully trim their heads.
ÅB
De skal ikke rake hodet og heller ikke la håret vokse fritt; de skal klippe sitt hodehår.
OTB
De må ikke barbere hodene eller la håret vokse langt, men må holde håret pent trimmet.
B1930
De skal ikke rake hodet og heller ikke la håret vokse fritt; de skal klippe sitt hodehår.

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 11:14

    Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

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  • Numbers 6:5

    All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

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  • Leviticus 21:5–24

    They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

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  • Deuteronomy 14:1

    Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

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