When he cutthe hair of his head(and it was at the endof every yearthat he cut[it], for it was heavyon him so he cutit), he weighedthe hairof his headat 200shekelsby the king'sweight.
Abrahamlistenedto Ephron;and Abrahamweighedout for Ephronthe silverwhichhe had namedin the hearingof the sonsof Heth,fourhundredshekelsof silver,commercialstandard.
Now Absalomhappened to meetthe servantsof David.For Absalomwas ridingon [his] mule,and the mulewentunderthe thickbranchesof a greatoak.And his headcaughtfastin the oak,so he was lefthangingbetweenheavenand earth,while the mulethat was underhim kept going.
Now it will comeabout that insteadof sweetperfumethere will be putrefaction;Insteadof a belt,a rope;Insteadof well-sethair,a plucked-outscalp;Insteadof fineclothes,a donningof sackcloth;And brandinginsteadof beauty.
"Also they shall not shavetheir heads,yet they shall not let their locksgrowlong;they shall onlytrim[the hair of] their heads.
You shall havejustbalances,justweights,a justephah,and a justhin;I am the LORDyour God,whobroughtyou out from the landof Egypt.
Does not evennatureitselfteachyou that ifa manhas long hair,it is a dishonorto him,
