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Deuteronomy 22:11

"Do not wear cloth made by weaving wool and linen together.

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.
Amplified Bible
"You shall not wear a fabric made of wool and linen blended together [a fabric pagans believed to be magical].
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.
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 "Women are not to wear men's clothing, and men are not to wear women's clothing; the Lord your God hates people who do such things. 6 "If you happen to find a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground with the mother bird sitting either on the eggs or with her young, you are not to take the mother bird. 7 You may take the young birds, but you must let the mother bird go, so that you will live a long and prosperous life. 8 "When you build a new house, be sure to put a railing around the edge of the roof. Then you will not be responsible if someone falls off and is killed. 9 "Do not plant any crop in the same field with your grapevines; if you do, you are forbidden to use either the grapes or the produce of the other crop. 10 "Do not hitch an ox and a donkey together for plowing. 11 "Do not wear cloth made by weaving wool and linen together. 12 "Sew tassels on the four corners of your clothes.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Leviticus 19:19

Reciprocal: Luke 5:36 - agreeth

Cross-References

Genesis 16:7
The angel of the Lord met Hagar at a spring in the desert on the road to Shur
Genesis 21:17
God heard the boy crying, and from heaven the angel of God spoke to Hagar, "What are you troubled about, Hagar? Don't be afraid. God has heard the boy crying.
Genesis 22:1
Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham answered, "Yes, here I am!"
Genesis 22:9
When they came to the place which God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:10
Then he picked up the knife to kill him.
Genesis 22:12
"Don't hurt the boy or do anything to him," he said. "Now I know that you honor and obey God, because you have not kept back your only son from him."
Genesis 22:16
"I make a vow by my own name—the Lord is speaking—that I will richly bless you. Because you did this and did not keep back your only son from me,
Exodus 3:4
When the Lord saw that Moses was coming closer, he called to him from the middle of the bush and said, "Moses! Moses!" He answered, "Yes, here I am."
1 Samuel 3:10
The Lord came and stood there, and called as he had before, "Samuel! Samuel!" Samuel answered, "Speak; your servant is listening."
Acts 9:4
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute 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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