Translations
Modern
Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.
Traditional
Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.
Literal
You shall not wear mixed material, wool and linen mixed together.
Latin
Non indueris vestimento, quod ex lana linoque contextum est.
Original
Hebrew
English
Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.
Notes
Keeping wool and linen separate showed Israel's separation as God's holy people (see also Leviticus 19:19).
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of Flax Wool
Topics
Clothing Dress: Mixed Materials In, Forbidden Garments: Not to be Made of Mixed Materials Linen: Mosaic Law Forbade Its Being Interwoven with Wool Wearing Mixed Linens Wool: Mixing of, with Other Fabrics Forbidden