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וְרֹאשָׁם֙veroshamand headרֹאשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְגַלֵּ֔חוּyegalechvshaveגָּלַחverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “shave”, an unfinished actionH1548properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay wastepoll, shave (off).וּפֶ֖רַעuferaand locksפֶּרַעconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and locks”, the ordinary formH6545the hair (as dishevelled)locks.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּyeshalechvsendשָׁלַחverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…כָּס֥וֹםkasompoll. Compare H3765כָּסַםverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “poll. Compare H3765”, the verb used for emphasisH3697to shear[idiom] only, poll. Compare H3765 (כִּרְסֵם).יִכְסְמ֖וּyikhsemvpoll. Compare H3765כָּסַםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “poll. Compare H3765”, an unfinished actionH3697to shear[idiom] only, poll. Compare H3765 (כִּרְסֵם).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רָאשֵׁיהֶֽםrasheyhemheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
Young’s Literal Translation
And their head they do not shave, and the lock they do not send forth; they certainly poll their heads.
World English Bible
“‘“They shall not shave their heads, or allow their locks to grow long. They shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
Darby Translation
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long: they shall duly poll their heads.
Douay-Rheims
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor wear long heir: but they shall only poll their heads.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And they shall not shave their heads, nor shall they pluck off their hair; they shall carefully cover their heads.
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