Ezekiel 44:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.

New Living Translation
They must wear linen turbans and linen undergarments. They must not wear anything that would cause them to perspire.

English Standard Version
They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and linen undergarments around their waists. They shall not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat.

Berean Study Bible
They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.

New American Standard Bible
Linen turbans shall be on their heads and linen undergarments shall be around their waists; they shall not put on anything that makes them sweat.

NASB 1995
"Linen turbans shall be on their heads and linen undergarments shall be on their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything which makes them sweat.

NASB 1977
“Linen turbans shall be on their heads, and linen undergarments shall be on their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything which makes them sweat.

Amplified Bible
They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments on their loins; they shall not dress themselves with anything which makes them sweat.

Christian Standard Bible
They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They are not to put on anything that makes them sweat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They must wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They are not to put on anything that makes them sweat.

Contemporary English Version
Even their turbans and underwear must be made of linen to keep my priests from sweating when they work.

Good News Translation
So that they won't perspire, they are to wear linen turbans and linen trousers, but no belt.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They must wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments. They must not wear anything that makes them sweat.

International Standard Version
Linen turbans are to be on their heads, and they are to wear linen undergarments. Also, they are not to clothe themselves with anything that makes them perspire.

NET Bible
Linen turbans will be on their heads and linen undergarments will be around their waists; they must not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall have linen turbans upon their heads, and shall have linen trousers upon their bodies; they shall not gird themselves with anything that causes sweat.

New Heart English Bible
They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and shall have linen breeches on their waists; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat.

World English Bible
They shall have linen tires on their heads, and shall have linen breeches on their waists; they shall not clothe themselves with [anything that causes] sweat.

American King James Version
They shall have linen bonnets on their heads, and shall have linen breeches on their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causes sweat.

American Standard Version
They 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.

A Faithful Version
Turbans of bleached linen shall be on their heads, and they shall have bleached linen undergarments on their loins. They shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat.

Darby Bible Translation
They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird on anything that causeth sweat.

English Revised Version
They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
They shall haue linnen bonets vpon their heades, and shall haue linnen breeches vpon their loynes: they shall not girde them selues in the sweating places.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
They shall haue linnen bonnets vpon their heades, and linnen breeches vpon their loynes: they shal not gird them selues in the sweate.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
They shal haue fayre lynnynge bonettes vpon their heades, and lynnynge breches vpon their loynes, which in their laboure they shal not put aboute them:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Linen headdresses are on their head, and linen trousers are on their loins, they are not restrained with sweat.

Young's Literal Translation
Linen bonnets are on their head, and linen trousers are on their loins, they are not restrained with sweat.

Smith's Literal Translation
And linen turbans shall be upon their heads, and linen drawers shall be upon their loins; and they shall not be girded with sweat.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall have linen mitres on their heads, and linen breeches on their loins, and they shall not be girded with any thing that causeth sweat.

Catholic Public Domain Version
They shall have linen bands on their heads, and linen undergarments over their loins, and they shall not be girded so as to sweat.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Also when inside, they shall put a turban of linen on their heads, and they shall tie a girdle of linen on their waists

Lamsa Bible
Also when they are within the inner court, they shall wear linen mitres upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they shall have linen mitres upon their heads, and shall have linen drawers upon their loins; and they shall not tightly gird themselves.
















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