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Deuteronomy 22:11

"You shall not wear a fabric made of wool and linen blended together [a fabric pagans believed to be magical].

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dress;   Linen;   Wool;   Thompson Chain Reference - Clothing;   Dress;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Garments;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Garments;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Alms;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Dress;   Flax;   Linen;   Wool;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dress;   Woolen Linen;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Spinning and Weaving;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and Unclean;   Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Leviticus;   Medicine;   Nature;   Wool;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Garments;   Handicraft;   Weaving;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Breeches;   Linen;   Sow (verb);   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Flax;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Counterfeit;   Flax;   Linen;   Stuff;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Commandments, the 613;   Costume;   Decalogue, the, in Jewish Theology;   Kil'ayim;   Mishnah;   Occupations;   Sha'aá¹­nez;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Do not wear clothes made of both wool and linen.
Hebrew Names Version
You shall not wear a mixed stuff, wool and linen together.
King James Version
Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.
Lexham English Bible
"You shall not wear woven material made of wool and linen mixed together.
English Standard Version
You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together.
New Century Version
Don't wear clothes made of wool and linen woven together.
New English Translation
You must not wear clothing made with wool and linen meshed together.
New American Standard Bible
"You shall not wear a material of wool and linen combined together.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt not weare a garment of diuers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.
Legacy Standard Bible
"You shall not wear a material mixed of wool and flax together.
Contemporary English Version
When you weave cloth for clothing, you can use thread made of flax or wool, but not both together.
Complete Jewish Bible
You are not to wear clothing woven with two kinds of thread, wool and linen together.
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not wear a garment of mixed material, [woven] of wool and linen together.
Easy-to-Read Version
"You must not wear clothes made by weaving together wool and linen.
George Lamsa Translation
You shall not wear a garment woven of different sorts of wool and cotton together.
Good News Translation
"Do not wear cloth made by weaving wool and linen together.
Literal Translation
You shall not wear a garment of different kinds, of wool and linen together.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt not weere a garmet, yt is mixte with wollen and lynnen together.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.
Bible in Basic English
Do not have clothing made of two sorts of thread, wool and linen together.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt not weare a garment made of wool and linnen together.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.
King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt not weare a garment of diuers sorts, as of woollen, and linnen together.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou shalt not wear a mingled garment, woollen and linen together.
English Revised Version
Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.
Berean Standard Bible
Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou schalt not be clothid in a cloth, which is wouun togidir of wolle and `of flex.
Young's Literal Translation
`Thou dost not put on a mixed cloth, wool and linen together.
Update Bible Version
You shall not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, [as] of woolen and linen together.
World English Bible
You shall not wear a mixed stuff, wool and linen together.
New King James Version
"You shall not wear a garment of different sorts, such as wool and linen mixed together.
New Living Translation
"You must not wear clothing made of wool and linen woven together.
New Life Bible
Do not wear clothing made of both wool and linen together.
New Revised Standard
You shall not wear clothes made of wool and linen woven together.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not put on linsey-woolsey, of wool and flax together.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not wear a garment that is woven of woollen and linen together.
Revised Standard Version
You shall not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.
THE MESSAGE
Don't wear clothes of mixed fabrics, wool and linen together.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall not wear a material mixed of wool and linen together.

Contextual Overview

5"A woman shall not wear a man's clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman's clothing; for whoever does these things is utterly repulsive to the LORD your God. 6"If you happen to come upon a bird's nest along the road, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the mother [bird] is sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young. 7"You shall certainly let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourself, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days. 8"When you build a new house, you shall make a railing (parapet) around your [flat] roof, so that you do not bring the guilt of [innocent] blood on your house if someone falls from it. 9"You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, or everything produced by the seed which you have sown and the yield of the vineyard will become defiled [and banned for use]. 10"You shall not plow with an ox [a clean animal] and a donkey [an unclean animal] together. 11"You shall not wear a fabric made of wool and linen blended together [a fabric pagans believed to be magical]. 12"You shall make tassels for yourself on the four corners of your outer garment with which you cover yourself.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Leviticus 19:19

Reciprocal: Luke 5:36 - agreeth

Cross-References

Genesis 16:7
But the Angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, on the road to [Egypt by way of] Shur.
Genesis 21:17
God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy from where he is [resting].
Genesis 22:1
Now after these things, God tested [the faith and commitment of] Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he answered, "Here I am."
Genesis 22:9
When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood, and bound Isaac his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:10
Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.
Genesis 22:12
The LORD said, "Do not reach out [with the knife in] your hand against the boy, and do nothing to [harm] him; for now I know that you fear God [with reverence and profound respect], since you have not withheld from Me your son, your only son [of promise]."
Genesis 22:16
and said, "By Myself (on the basis of Who I Am) I have sworn [an oath], declares the LORD, that since you have done this thing and have not withheld [from Me] your son, your only son [of promise],
Exodus 3:4
When the LORD saw that he turned away [from the flock] to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am."
1 Samuel 3:10
Then the LORD came and stood and called as at the previous times, "Samuel! Samuel!" Then Samuel answered, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."
Acts 9:4
and he fell to the ground and heard a voice [from heaven] saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting and oppressing Me?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts,.... The Jews say nothing is forbidden under the name of sorts but what is spun and wove, as it is said, "thou shalt not wear sheatnez", a thing that is carded, spun, and wove l; which Ainsworth translates "linsie woolsie", and is explained by what follows: as "of woollen and linen together"; of which :-, whereas Josephus m observes, this was granted to the priests only to wear such garments. Bochart n affirms it to be false; but that great man is mistaken; the blue, purple, and scarlet, in the priests' garments, were no other than dyed wool; and it is a sentiment in general received by the Jews, that the priests wore no other but woollen and linen in their service; see the note on the above place; otherwise this law is so strictly observed, as not, to sew a woollen garment with linen thread, and so on the contrary o.

l Misn. Celaim. c. 9. sect. 8. m Antiqu. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 11. n Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 45. col. 491. o Leo Modena's History of Rites, &c. l. 1. c. 5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the marginal reference. The prohibition of Deuteronomy 22:10 was also dictated by humanity. The ox and the donkey being of such different size and strength, it would be cruel to the latter to yoke them together. These two animals are named as being those ordinarily employed in agriculture; compare Isaiah 32:20.


 
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