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Ezekiel 44:20-22
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20 “‘They must not shave their heads[a] nor let their hair grow long;[b] they must only trim their heads. 21 No priest may drink wine when he enters the inner court. 22 They must not marry a widow or a divorcee, but they may marry a virgin from the house of Israel[c] or a widow who is a priest’s widow.

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  1. Ezekiel 44:20 sn The shaving of the head was associated with mourning (Ezek 7:18).
  2. Ezekiel 44:20 sn Letting the hair grow was associated with taking a vow (Num 6:5; Acts 21:23-26).
  3. Ezekiel 44:22 tn Heb “from the offspring of the house of Israel.”
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