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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“You must not wear clothing made of wool and linen woven together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, <i>as</i> of woollen and linen together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You shall not wear a garment of different sorts, <i>such as</i> wool and linen mixed together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not wear a material of wool and linen combined together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall not wear a material mixed of wool and linen together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall not wear a material mixed of wool and linen together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You shall not wear a material mixed of wool and flax together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not wear a fabric made of wool and linen blended together [a fabric pagans believed to be magical].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not wear clothes made of both wool and linen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not wear clothes made of both wool and linen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you weave cloth for clothing, you can use thread made of flax or wool, but not both together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Never wear clothes made of wool and linen woven together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Do not wear cloth made by weaving wool and linen together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Don't wear material made from wool and linen mixed together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not wear clothing made with wool and linen meshed together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not wear a mixed stuff, wool and linen together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woolen and linen together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not put on mixed material, wool and linens together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Thou dost not put on a mixed cloth, wool and linen together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not put on any thing adulterated, wool and linen together.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not wear a garment that is woven of woollen and linen together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall not wear a vestment which has been woven from both wool and linen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall not wear cloth made from wool and linen woven together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not wear clothes made of wool and linen woven together.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not wear a garment woven of different sorts of wool and cotton together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not wear a garment of wool and of linen together.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not wear a mingled <i>garment</i>, woollen and linen together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6027" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Various Laws</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: ṯil·baš (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">wear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8162.htm" title="8162: ša·‘aṭ·nêz (N-ms) -- Mixed stuff. Probably of foreign derivation; linsey- woolsey, i.e. Cloth of linen and wool carded and spun together.">clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/6785.htm" title="6785: ṣe·mer (N-ms) -- Wool. From an unused root probably meaning to be shaggy; wool.">of wool</a> <a href="/hebrew/6593.htm" title="6593: ū·p̄iš·tîm (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Flax, linen. From the same as pash as in the sense of comminuting; linen.">and linen</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">woven together.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Leviticus 19:19</a></span><br />You are to keep My statutes. You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock; you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed; and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44-45</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground. / For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Leviticus 20:25-26</a></span><br />You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you. / You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-16.htm">Matthew 9:16</a></span><br />No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a></span><br />But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm">1 Corinthians 5:6-7</a></span><br />Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough? / Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a></span><br />Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-14.htm">Romans 13:14</a></span><br />Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5-10</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-21.htm">1 Corinthians 10:21</a></span><br />You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woolen and linen together.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Leviticus 19:19</a></b></br> Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/4-13.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-13.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-5.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-9.htm">Divers</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/numbers/19-6.htm">Material</a> <a href="/numbers/29-14.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/numbers/29-14.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Sorts</a> <a href="/numbers/19-6.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/numbers/19-15.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-10.htm">Together</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-5.htm">Wear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-4.htm">Wool</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Woolen</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Woven</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/22-17.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Divers</a> <a href="/judges/14-12.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Material</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-15.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/joshua/23-7.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Sorts</a> <a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/joshua/2-18.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Together</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Wear</a> <a href="/judges/6-37.htm">Wool</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Woolen</a> <a href="/job/40-17.htm">Woven</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Of humanity toward brothers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-5.htm">The sex is to be distinguished by apparel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-6.htm">The bird is not to be taken with her young ones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-8.htm">The house must have battlements</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-9.htm">Confusion is to be avoided</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Tassels upon the vesture</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-13.htm">The punishment of him who slanders his wife</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">of adultery</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">of rape</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">of fornication</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-30.htm">of incest</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.</b><br>This command is part of a larger section in Deuteronomy that deals with various laws intended to set Israel apart as a holy nation. The prohibition against mixing wool and linen in clothing can be seen as a symbolic act of maintaining purity and separation, reflecting God's desire for Israel to be distinct from surrounding nations.<br><br>In the ancient Near Eastern context, mixing different materials could symbolize a blending of different cultural or religious practices, which Israel was to avoid. This law may also have practical implications, as mixing fibers can affect the durability and quality of the fabric.<br><br>Theologically, this command can be connected to the broader biblical theme of holiness and separation. <a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Leviticus 19:19</a> contains a similar prohibition, emphasizing the importance of maintaining distinctiveness in various aspects of life.<br><br>This law can also be seen as a type or shadow pointing to the purity and holiness of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law perfectly. In the New Testament, believers are called to live lives that are set apart, reflecting the holiness of Christ (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>).<br><br>While this specific command is not directly applicable to Christians today, it serves as a reminder of the importance of living a life that is distinct and dedicated to God, avoiding compromise with worldly practices.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the law, God's chosen people, who are being prepared to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, where they are to live according to God's commandments.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where Moses received the Law from God, which includes the commandment in <a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11</a>.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_near_east.htm">Ancient Near East</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context in which these laws were given, where clothing often had symbolic and practical significance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/principle_of_separation.htm">Principle of Separation</a></b><br>The command not to mix wool and linen symbolizes the broader biblical principle of separation between the holy and the common. As believers, we are called to live distinct lives that reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a></b><br>The prohibition against mixing fabrics can be seen as a metaphor for maintaining purity in our spiritual lives. We should strive to keep our hearts and actions pure, avoiding compromise with worldly values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>This law reminds us of the importance of obedience to God's instructions, even when we may not fully understand their purpose. Trusting God's wisdom is crucial in our walk of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_context_and_application.htm">Cultural Context and Application</a></b><br>While the specific command about fabrics may not apply directly today, the underlying principle of honoring God in all aspects of life remains relevant. We should seek to understand the cultural context of biblical commands to apply their principles appropriately.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_fabrics_are_in_the_bible.htm">What fabrics are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_slavery_but_ban_mixed_fabrics.htm">Why does the Old Testament law forbid mixing fabrics and eating shellfish but allow slavery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_leviticus_19_19_with_fabric_blends.htm">Leviticus 19:19 prohibits wearing garments of mixed fabrics; how is this reconcileable with widely used modern clothing blends? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_ban_mixing_things.htm">Why did God prohibit mixing different things?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">A garment . . . of woollen and linen together.</span>--In <a href="/context/ezekiel/44-17.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come on them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.">Ezekiel 44:17-18</a>, the priests are altogether forbidden the use of woollen garments during their ministry. "The <span class= "ital">fine linen </span>is the righteousness of saints" (<a href="/revelation/19-8.htm" title="And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.">Revelation 19:8</a>), literally, <span class= "ital">their requirements. </span>That is what they need. But it is said of the priests in Ezekiel, "They shall not gird themselves with anything that causeth sweat: <span class= "ital">That which cometh out of the man defileth him." </span>Again, in God's dwelling-place, the interior or <span class= "ital">mishkan, </span>the tabernacle where He abode, was of fine linen. The outer tent and coverings were of hair and skin and wool. The tabernacle where He dwells, and the <span class= "ital">earthly house </span>of the tabernacle, must be kept distinct, while His tabernacle "remaineth among us in the midst of our uncleanness." (See <a href="/leviticus/16-16.htm" title="And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remains among them in the middle of their uncleanness.">Leviticus 16:16</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A garment of diverse sorts</span>; <span class="accented">sha'atnez</span>, a kind of cloth in which threads of linen and threads of woollen were interwoven. The meaning of the word is uncertain. The LXX. render by <span class="greek">κίβδηλος</span>, "spurious, bad;" Aquila, by <span class="greek">ἀντιδιακείμενον</span>, "variously disposed, diverse." No Semitic <span class="accented">etymology</span> can be found for the word, and as the Hebrews derived the textile art from Egypt, the home of that art, the word is probably of Egyptian origin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wear</span><br /><span class="heb">תִלְבַּשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṯil·baš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clothes</span><br /><span class="heb">שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘aṭ·nêz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8162.htm">Strong's 8162: </a> </span><span class="str2">Linsey-woolsey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of wool</span><br /><span class="heb">צֶ֥מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣe·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6785.htm">Strong's 6785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wool</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and linen</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפִשְׁתִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄iš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6593.htm">Strong's 6593: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flax, linen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">woven together.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּֽו׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Deuteronomy 22:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 22:11 You shall not wear a mixed stuff (Deut. 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