Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

“They may not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.

New American Standard Bible

Also they shall not shave their heads, yet they shall not let their locks grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

Also, they are not to shave their heads nor let their hair grow long. Instead, they are certainly to trim the hair on their heads.

A Conservative Version

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor allow their locks to grow long. They shall only cut off the hair of their heads.

American Standard Version

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.

Amplified

Also they shall not shave their heads, yet they shall not allow their hair to grow long; they shall only cut short or trim their hair.

Bible in Basic English

They are not to have all the hair cut off their heads, and they are not to let their hair get long, but they are to have the ends of their hair cut.

Darby Translation

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long: they shall duly poll their heads.

Julia Smith Translation

And they shall not shave their heads, and shearing, they shall shear their beads.

King James 2000

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor allow their locks to grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And their head they shall not shave, or long hair they shall not let grow; short they shall clip their heads.

Modern King James verseion

Nor shall they shave their heads nor allow their hair to grow long; they shall only trim their heads.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They shall not shave their heads, nor nourish the bush of their hair, but round their heads only.

NET Bible

"'They must not shave their heads nor let their hair grow long; they must only trim their heads.

New Heart English Bible

"'Neither shall they shave their heads, nor allow their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.

The Emphasized Bible

And their heads, shall they not shave, Nor let the hair grow long, - They shall only poll, their heads.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor allow their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.

Youngs Literal Translation

And their head they do not shave, and the lock they do not send forth; they certainly poll their heads.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּלח 
Galach 
Usage: 23

ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

פּרע 
Pera` 
Usage: 2

to grow long
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

כּסם 
Kacam 
Usage: 2

כּסם 
Kacam 
Usage: 2

References

American

Fausets

Context Readings

The People Serving In The New Temple

19 Before they go out to the outer court, to the people, they must take off the clothes they have been ministering in, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people through their clothes. 20 “They may not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair. 21 No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.



Cross References

Numbers 6:5

“You must not cut his hair throughout the time of his vow of consecration. He must be holy until the time is completed during which he consecrates himself to the Lord; he is to let the hair of his head grow long.

Leviticus 21:5-24

“Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies.

Deuteronomy 14:1

“You are sons of the Lord your God; do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head on behalf of the dead,

1 Corinthians 11:14

Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair it is a disgrace to him,

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