Ezekiel 44:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 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 or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair. | Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and head their | וְרֹאשָׁם֙ | ve-ro-SHAM | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| they will shave | יְגַלֵּ֔חוּ | ye-ga-LE-chu | H1548 | to shaveגָּלַח (ga.lach) 1) to poll, shave, shave off, be bald 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to shave 1a2) to shave off 1a3) (fig. of devastation) 1b)(Pual) to be shaven 1c) (Hithpael) to shave oneself |
| and hair | וּפֶ֖רַע | u-FE-ra' | H6545 | lockפֶּ֫רַע (pe.ra) 1) hair, long hair (of head), locks 2) leader |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| they will let loose | יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּ | ye-sha-LE-chu | H7971G | to send: departשָׁלַח (sha.lach) : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send |
| surely trim | כָּס֥וֹם | ka-SOM | H3697 | to shearכָּסַם (ka.sam) (Qal) to cut, clip, trim, shear |
| they will trim | יִכְסְמ֖וּ | yikh-se-MU | H3697 | to shearכָּסַם (ka.sam) (Qal) to cut, clip, trim, shear |
| heads their | רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ | ra-shei-HEM | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.