Ezekiel 44:20

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (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

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Context — Ezekiel 44

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17And it shall be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

18They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with [anything that causeth] sweat.

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

20Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.

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

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

23And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

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