Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They shall not shave their heads, nor nourish the bush of their hair, but round their heads only.
New American Standard Bible
Also they shall
King James Version
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
Holman Bible
“They may not shave 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.
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.
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 44:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People Serving In The New Temple
19 And when they go forth to the people in to the outward court, they shall put off their clothes, wherein they have ministered, and lay them in the habitation of the Sanctuary, and put on other apparel, lest they unhallow the people with their clothes. 20 They shall not shave their heads, nor nourish the bush of their hair, but round their heads only. 21 All the priests that go in to the inmost court, shall drink no wine.
Cross References
Numbers 6:5
And as long as the vow of his abstinence endureth, there shall no razor nor shears come upon his head, until his days be out which he fasteth unto the LORD, and he shall be holy and shall let the locks of his hair grow.
Leviticus 21:5-24
They shall make them no baldness upon their heads or shave off the locks of their beards, nor make any marks in their flesh.
Deuteronomy 14:1
Ye are the children of the LORD your God; cut not yourselves nor make you any baldness between the eyes for any man's death.
1 Corinthians 11:14
Or else doth not nature teach you, that it is a shame for a man, if he have long hair: