Deuteronomy 22:11
New International Version
Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.

New Living Translation
“You must not wear clothing made of wool and linen woven together.

English Standard Version
You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together.

Berean Standard Bible
Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.

New King James Version
“You shall not wear a garment of different sorts, such as wool and linen mixed together.

New American Standard Bible
“You shall not wear a material of wool and linen combined together.

NASB 1995
“You shall not wear a material mixed of wool and linen together.

NASB 1977
“You shall not wear a material mixed of wool and linen together.

Legacy Standard Bible
“You shall not wear a material mixed of wool and flax together.

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

Christian Standard Bible
Do not wear clothes made of both wool and linen.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not wear clothes made of both wool and linen.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.

Contemporary English Version
When you weave cloth for clothing, you can use thread made of flax or wool, but not both together.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never wear clothes made of wool and linen woven together.

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

International Standard Version
"Don't wear material made from wool and linen mixed together.

Majority Standard Bible
Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.

NET Bible
You must not wear clothing made with wool and linen meshed together.

New Heart English Bible
You shall not wear a mixed 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 clothes of wool and linen woven together.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You do not put on mixed material, wool and linens together.

Young's Literal Translation
'Thou dost not put on a mixed cloth, wool and linen together.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou shalt not put on any thing adulterated, wool and linen together.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not wear a garment that is woven of woollen and linen together.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You shall not wear a vestment which has been woven from both wool and linen.

New American Bible
You shall not wear cloth made from wool and linen woven together.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall not wear clothes made of wool and linen woven together.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
You shall not wear a garment woven of different sorts of wool and cotton together.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You shall not wear a garment of wool and of linen together.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou shalt not wear a mingled garment, woollen and linen together.

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Context
Various Laws
10Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together. 11Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together. 12You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.…

Cross References
Leviticus 19:19
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.

2 Corinthians 6:14
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Leviticus 11:44-45
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.

Leviticus 20:25-26
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.

Matthew 9:16
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.

Romans 12:2
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.

1 Peter 1:15-16
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.”

Galatians 5:19-21
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.

Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

1 Corinthians 5:6-7
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.

James 1:27
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.

1 John 2:15-17
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.

Romans 13:14
Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.

Colossians 3:5-10
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. ...

1 Corinthians 10:21
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.


Treasury of Scripture

You shall not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woolen and linen together.

Leviticus 19:19
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.

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Deuteronomy 22
1. Of humanity toward brothers
5. The sex is to be distinguished by apparel
6. The bird is not to be taken with her young ones
8. The house must have battlements
9. Confusion is to be avoided
12. Tassels upon the vesture
13. The punishment of him who slanders his wife
22. of adultery
23. of rape
28. of fornication
30. of incest














Do not wear
This phrase is a direct command, reflecting the authoritative nature of the Mosaic Law. The Hebrew root here is "לֹא" (lo), which is a strong negation, emphasizing the prohibition. In the context of the ancient Israelites, this command was part of a broader set of laws intended to set them apart as a holy people. The directive is not merely about clothing but about obedience and the distinctiveness of God's chosen people.

clothes of wool and linen
The Hebrew words for "wool" (צֶמֶר, tzemer) and "linen" (פִּשְׁתִּים, pishtim) refer to materials commonly used in ancient Near Eastern garments. Wool, derived from sheep, was a staple textile, known for its warmth and durability. Linen, made from flax, was valued for its coolness and comfort, especially in the hot climate of the region. The combination of these two materials in a single garment was prohibited, possibly to maintain a symbolic separation between different aspects of life, reflecting the broader theme of purity and separation in the Law.

woven together
The Hebrew term "שַׁעַטְנֵז" (shaatnez) is used here, which specifically refers to the mixture of wool and linen. This prohibition is unique and has been the subject of much rabbinic discussion. Historically, this mixture was associated with priestly garments, as seen in the ephod worn by the high priest, which was made of a blend of materials (Exodus 28:6). Thus, the prohibition for ordinary Israelites could signify a respect for the sacred, reserving certain combinations for holy purposes and preventing the common use of what was designated for the divine.

(11) A garment . . . of woollen and linen together.--In Ezekiel 44:17-18, the priests are altogether forbidden the use of woollen garments during their ministry. "The fine linen is the righteousness of saints" (Revelation 19:8), literally, their requirements. That is what they need. But it is said of the priests in Ezekiel, "They shall not gird themselves with anything that causeth sweat: That which cometh out of the man defileth him." Again, in God's dwelling-place, the interior or mishkan, 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 earthly house of the tabernacle, must be kept distinct, while His tabernacle "remaineth among us in the midst of our uncleanness." (See Leviticus 16:16).

Verse 11. - A garment of diverse sorts; sha'atnez, 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 κίβδηλος, "spurious, bad;" Aquila, by ἀντιδιακείμενον, "variously disposed, diverse." No Semitic etymology 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.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Do not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

wear
תִלְבַּשׁ֙ (ṯil·baš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3847: Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe

clothes
שַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔ז (ša·‘aṭ·nêz)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8162: Linsey-woolsey

of wool
צֶ֥מֶר (ṣe·mer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6785: Wool

and linen
וּפִשְׁתִּ֖ים (ū·p̄iš·tîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 6593: Flax, linen

woven together.
יַחְדָּֽו׃ (yaḥ·dāw)
Adverb
Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly


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