Ezekiel 44:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.”

Ezekiel 44:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 44:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 44:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““‘“They shall not shave their heads, or allow their locks to grow long. They shall only cut off the hair of their heads.”

Ezekiel 44:20 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 44:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads. ”

Ezekiel 44:20 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 44:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And their head they do not shave, and the lock they do not send forth; they certainly poll their heads.”

Ezekiel 44:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 44:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long: they shall duly poll their heads. ”

Ezekiel 44:20 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 44:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They shall not also shaue their heades, nor suffer their lockes to growe long, but rounde their heades.”

Ezekiel 44:20 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 44:20 in Context — Ezekiel 44

18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

19 And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.

20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

21 Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

22 Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

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What Does Ezekiel 44:20 Mean?

Ezekiel 44:20 is a verse from the Book of Ezekiel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezekiel chapter 44. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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