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Ezekiel 44:20
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“They may not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but are to carefully trim their hair.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor allow their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
They shall not shave their heads or let their locks grow long; they shall surely trim the hair of their heads.
"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.
"‘They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long but must keep the hair of their heads trimmed.
"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.
They shall not also shaue their heades, nor suffer their lockes to growe long, but rounde their heades.
"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.
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.
They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.
Priests must never shave their heads when they are mourning. But they must keep their hair properly trimmed and not let it grow too long.
They are not to shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must keep their hair carefully trimmed.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long: they shall duly poll their heads.
"These priests will not shave their heads or let their hair grow long. The priests may only trim the hair of their heads.
Neither shall they shave their heads nor let their locks grow long; but they shall have their hair cut.
"Priests must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long. They are to keep it a proper length.
And their head they shall not shave, or long hair they shall not let grow; short they shall clip their heads.
And they shall not shave their heads, and they shall not send forth long hair; trimming they shall trim their heads.
They shal not shaue their heades, ner norish the bushe of their hayre, but roude their heades only.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
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.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
Neither shall they shaue their heads, nor suffer their lockes to grow long, they shall only polle their heads.
They shall not shaue their heades, nor suffer their here to growe long, but poule their heades onely.
And they shall not shave their heads, nor shall they pluck off their hair; they shall carefully cover their heads.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor allow their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor allow their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
"‘They must not shave their heads nor let their hair grow long; they must only trim their heads.
"They shall neither shave their heads, nor let their hair grow long, but they shall keep their hair well trimmed.
"They must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow too long. Instead, they must trim it regularly.
And they must not cut all the hair from their heads, yet they must not let their hair grow long. They must only cut their hair shorter.
They shall not shave their heads or let their locks grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.
And their heads, shall they not shave, Nor let the hair grow long, - They shall only poll, their heads.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor wear long hair: but they shall only poll their heads.
They shall not shave their heads or let their locks grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.
And their head they do not shave, and the lock they do not send forth; they certainly poll their heads.
"They are to neither shave their heads nor let their hair become unkempt, but must keep their hair trimmed and neat.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
shave: Leviticus 21:5-24, Deuteronomy 14:1
nor suffer: Numbers 6:5, 1 Corinthians 11:14
Reciprocal: Leviticus 19:27 - General Ezekiel 5:1 - take
Cross-References
Forsothe while the soule yede out for sorew, and deeth neiyede thanne, she clepide the name of hir sone Bennony, that is, the sone of my sorewe; forsothe the fadir clepide hym Beniamyn, that is the sone of the riyt side.
Forsothe Israel louyde Joseph ouer alle hise sones, for he hadde gendrid hym in eelde; and he made to Joseph a cote of many colours.
thei thouyten to sle hym, and spaken to gidere, Lo! the dremere cometh, come ye,
And thei seiden, `We twelue britheren, thi seruauntis, ben sones of o man in the lond of Canaan; the leeste is with oure fadir, an other is not `on erthe.
the fadir Jacob seide, Ye han maad me to be with out children; Joseph is not alyue, Symeon is holdun in bondis, ye schulen take a wey fro me Beniamyn; alle these yuels felden in me.
And Jacob seide, My sone schal not go doun with you; his brother is deed, he aloone is left; if ony aduersite schal bifalle `to hym in the lond to which ye schulen go, ye schulen lede forth myn hoore heeris with sorewe to hellis.
Whiche answeriden, Whi spekith oure lord so, that thi seruauntis han do so greet trespas?
We brouyten ayen to thee fro the lond of Chanaan the monei which we founden in the hiynesse of sackis, and hou is it suynge that we han stole fro `the hows of thi lord gold ether siluer?
To whiche thingis the fadir answeride, Ye witen that my wiif childide twei sones to me;
Therfor if Y entre to thi seruaunt, oure fadir, and the child faile, sithen his lijf hangith of the lijf of the child,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Neither shall they shave their heads,.... As the priests and worshippers of Isis and Serapis did, as Jerom on the text observes; and as the Romish priests now do, from whom the Lord's faithful ministers must be distinguished:
nor suffer their locks to grow long; as the Nazarites, that a distinction might be preserved between those who were and were not such; or rather, after the manner of women, their locks hanging down, and flowing about their shoulders, as a token of levity, wantonness, effeminacy, pride, and vanity; see 1 Corinthians 11:14:
they shall only poll their heads; observe a medium between both; neither shave their heads close, nor let their hair grow long, but keep it in an even moderate length; for which reason godly men of the last age among us were called "round heads".
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Regulations as to the priests’ services. The garments of the priests are defined and various rules prescribed in the Law are repeated with some additions in order to denote additional care to avoid uncleanness.
Ezekiel 44:18
The material of which the four vestments of the ordinary priest were made was “linen,” or, more accurately, “byssus,” the cotton stuff of Egypt. The two special qualities of the byssus - white and shining - are characteristic, and on them part of the symbolic meaning depended. Compare Revelation 19:8.
Ezekiel 44:19
They shall not sanctify the people - They shall not touch the people with their holy garments. The word “sanctify” is used because the effect of touching was to separate as holy the persons or things so touched (Exodus 29:37; Exodus 30:29; compare Leviticus 6:18). The priests wore the distinctive dress, only while performing in the temple strictly sacrificial services.
The holy chambers; see Ezekiel 42:1 ff.
Ezekiel 44:22
Restrictions and exceptions intended to mark the holiness of the office of a priest, imposing on him additional (compare the marginal reference) obligations to purity, and communicating it in some degree to his wife. In the Christian Church all the members are “priests” 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 1:6; Revelation 20:6. Hence, the directions for maintaining the holiness of the “priesthood” in the new order, represent the necessity for holiness in all Christians, and the exclusion of the “uncircumcised in heart and in flesh” is equivalent to the exclusion of “all that defileth” from the New Jerusalem Revelation 21:27.
Ezekiel 44:24
There was in Herod’s Temple a council of priests, whose special duty it was to regulate every thing connected with the sanctuary. They did not ordinarily busy themselves with criminal questions, although they took a leading part in the condemnation of Jesus Mark 15:1.
Ezekiel 44:28
It shall be unto them - The remains of the sacrifices were a chief source of the priests’ support. The burnt-offerings being entirely consumed, the priests had the skins, which yielded a considerable revenue; meat-offerings and drink-offerings belonged entirely to them. sin-offerings and trepass-offerings, except in particular cases, also belonged to the priests and were partaken of in the temple. Of the peace-offerings a portion dedicated to the Lord by waving was left for the priests, and the rest eaten by the officers and their friends, either in the courts of the temple, or at least within Jerusalem. The kitchen-courts (K, Plan II Ezek. Ezekiel 46:21-24), were provided in order to prepare these public meals.
Ezekiel 44:30
Oblation - Offering, margin “heave-offering” (see Ezekiel 45:1; Exodus 25:2; Exodus 29:27; Notes and Pref. to Leviticus).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 44:20. Neither shall they shave their heads — The priests of Isis shaved their heads close to the skin; the priests of Budhoo do so still, their ordinances oblige them to shave their heads every tenth day. To let the hair grow long would have been improper; therefore the Lord commands them to poll-cut the hair short, but not to shave.
