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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.
Forsothe thei schulen not schaue her heed, nether thei schulen nursche long heere, but thei clippynge schulen clippe her heedis.
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.
"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
And it cometh to pass in the going out of her soul (for she died), that she calleth his name Ben-Oni; and his father called him Benjamin;
And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he [is] a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat;
And they say one unto another, `Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;
and they say, `Thy servants [are] twelve brethren; we [are] sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one [is] with our father to-day, and the one is not.'
and Jacob their father saith unto them, `Me ye have bereaved; Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and Benjamin ye take -- against me have been all these.'
and he saith, `My son doth not go down with you, for his brother [is] dead, and he by himself is left; when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my grey hairs in sorrow to sheol.'
and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;
lo, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought back unto thee from the land of Canaan, and how do we steal from the house of thy lord silver or gold?
`And thy servant my father saith unto us, Ye -- ye have known that two did my wife bare to me,
`And now, at my coming in unto thy servant my father, and the youth not with us (and his soul is bound up in his soul),
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.
