Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And their head they do not shave, and the lock they do not send forth; they certainly poll 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.
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.
Topics
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Ro'sh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 44:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People Serving In The New Temple
19 And in their going forth unto the outer court -- unto the outer court unto the people -- they strip off their garments, in which they are ministering, and have placed them in the holy chambers, and have put on other garments; and they do not sanctify the people in their own garments. 20 And their head they do not shave, and the lock they do not send forth; they certainly poll their heads. 21 And no priest doth drink wine in their coming in unto the inner court.
Cross References
Numbers 6:5
'All days of the vow of his separation a razor doth not pass over his head; till the fulness of the days which he doth separate to Jehovah he is holy; grown up hath the upper part of the hair of his head.
Leviticus 21:5-24
they do not make baldness on their head, and the corner of their beard they do not shave, and in their flesh they do not make a cutting;
Deuteronomy 14:1
Sons ye are to Jehovah your God; ye do not cut yourselves, nor make baldness between your eyes for the dead;
1 Corinthians 11:14
doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?