Ezekiel 44:20

NETBible	“‘They must not shave their heads¹ nor let their hair grow long;² they must only trim their heads.
NIV © biblegateway Eze 44:20	"‘They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but they are to keep the hair of their heads trimmed.
NASB © biblegateway Eze 44:20	"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.
NLT © biblegateway Eze 44:20	"They must neither let their hair grow too long nor shave it off completely. Instead, they must trim it regularly.
MSG © biblegateway Eze 44:20	"They are to neither shave their heads nor let their hair become unkempt, but must keep their hair trimmed and neat.
BBE © SABDAweb Eze 44:20	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Eze 44:20	They shall not shave their heads or let their locks grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.
NKJV © biblegateway Eze 44:20	"They shall neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long; but they shall keep their hair well trimmed.
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KJV	Neither shall they shave <01548> (8762) their heads <07218>_, nor suffer their locks <06545> to grow long <07971> (8762)_; they shall only <03697> (8800) poll <03697> (8799) their heads <07218>_.
NASB © biblegateway Eze 44:20	"Also they shall not shave <01548> their heads <07218> , yet they shall not let their locks <06545> grow <07971> long <07971> ; they shall only <03697> trim <03697> the hair of their heads <07218> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ tav <3588> T-APF kefalav <2776> N-APF autwn <846> D-GPM ou <3364> ADV xurhsontai <3587> V-FMI-3P kai <2532> CONJ tav <3588> T-APF komav <2864> N-APF autwn <846> D-GPM ou <3364> ADV qilwsousin {V-FAI-3P} kaluptontev <2572> V-PAPNP kaluqousin <2572> V-FAI-3P tav <3588> T-APF kefalav <2776> N-APF autwn <846> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	“‘They must not <03808> shave <01548> their heads <07218> nor <03808> let their hair <06545> grow long <07971> ; they must only trim <03697> <03697> their heads <07218> .
HEBREW	Mhysar <07218> ta <0853> wmoky <03697> Mwok <03697> wxlsy <07971> al <03808> erpw <06545> wxlgy <01548> al <03808> Msarw (44:20) <07218>

NETBible

“‘They must not shave their heads¹ nor let their hair grow long;² they must only trim their heads.

NET Notes

¹sn The shaving of the head was associated with mourning (Ezek 7:18).

²sn Letting the hair grow was associated with the taking of a vow (Num 6:5; Acts 21:23-26).