Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And their head they do not shave, and the lock they do not send forth; they certainly poll their heads.
Topics
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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 When they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments in which they minister, and lay them in the holy rooms; and they shall put on other garments, that they not sanctify the people with their garments. 20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor allow their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads. 21 Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
Cross References
Numbers 6:5
"'All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall come on his head, until the days are fulfilled, in which he separates himself to Yahweh. He shall be holy. He shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long.
Leviticus 21:5-24
"'They shall not shave their heads, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Deuteronomy 14:1
You are the children of Yahweh your God: you shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
1 Corinthians 11:14
Doesn't even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?