Deuteronomy 22:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.”

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BSBPD

“A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`The habiliments of a man are not on a woman, nor doth a man put on the garment of a woman, for the abomination of Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> any one doing these.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 22:5 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 18:12For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.
  2. 1 Corinthians 11:4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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