English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 22:5
5"A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 22:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.
- New International Version (NIV)A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“A woman must not put on men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing. Anyone who does this is detestable in the sight of the Lord your God.
Context of Deuteronomy 22:5
3And you shall do the same with his donkey or with his garment, or with any lost thing of your brother's, which he loses and you find; you may not ignore it. 4You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again. "A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God. 6"If you come across a bird's nest in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young. 7You shall let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long.
Read all of Deuteronomy 22Deuteronomy 22:5 word by word
לֹא־יִהְיֶ֤ה כְלִי־גֶ֙בֶר֙ עַל־אִשָּׁ֔ה וְלֹא־יִלְבַּ֥שׁ גֶּ֖בֶר שִׂמְלַ֣ת אִשָּׁ֑ה כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ כָּל־עֹ֥שֵׂה אֵֽלֶּה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- shall not wear that which pertainethכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- unto a manגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
- putלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- garmentשִׂמְלָהώimlâh · mantleH8071
- for all that doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- soאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 22:5
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man - גבר כלי keli geber, the instruments or arms of a man. As the word גבר geber is here used, which properly signifies a strong man or man of war, it is very probable that armor is here intended; especially as we know that in the worship of Venus, to which that of Astarte or Ashtaroth among the Canaanites bore a striking resemblance, the women were accustomed to appear in armor before her. It…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5That which pertaineth unto a man - i. e. not only his dress but all that especially pertains distinctively to his sex; arms, domestic and other utensils, etc. The distinction between the sexes is natural and divinely established, and cannot be neglected without indecorum and consequent danger to purity (compare 1 Corinthians 11:3-15).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 God's providence extends itself to the smallest affairs, and his precepts do so, that even in them we may be in the fear of the Lord, as we are under his eye and care. Yet the tendency of these laws, which seem little, is such, that being found among the things of God's law, they are to be accounted great things. If we would prove ourselves to be God's people, we must have respect to his will and to his glory, and not to the vain fashions of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5In this law, men and women were not to dress or act like the other gender. The command was meant to keep a clear distinction between them. This instruction reflects a broader pattern in Deuteronomy of keeping certain things separate (also 22:9–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-125. The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment--Though disguises were assumed at certain times in heathen temples, it is probable that a reference was made to unbecoming levities practised in common life. They were properly forbidden; for the adoption of the habiliments of the one sex by the other is an outrage on decency, obliterates the distinctions of nature by fostering softness and…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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