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Leviticus 19:27

25 But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.

26 You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.

You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

28 You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

29 You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
KJV
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
WEB
“‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.
ASV
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
DARBY
Ye shall not shave the corners of your head round, neither shalt thou mutilate the corners of thy beard.
BLB
You⁺ shall not round off the edge of your⁺ head, and you shall not destroy the edge of your beard.
ÅB
Dere skal ikke rundskjære deres hår; heller ikke skal du klippe ditt skjegg kort.
OTB
Ikke klipp håret på sidene av hodet eller klipp kantene av skjegget.
B1930
I skal ikke rundskjære eders hår; heller ikke skal du klippe ditt skjegg kort.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 21:5

    Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

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  • Deuteronomy 14:1

    You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,

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  • Ezekiel 44:20

    They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.

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  • Jeremiah 48:37

    For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

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  • Isaiah 15:2

    Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.

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  • Jeremiah 16:6

    “Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.

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  • Ezekiel 7:18

    They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.

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