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Leviticus 19:27

25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.

26 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

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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

    They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

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  • Deuteronomy 14:1

    Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

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  • Ezekiel 44:20

    Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

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  • Jeremiah 48:37

    For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

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  • Isaiah 15:2

    He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

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  • Jeremiah 16:6

    Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:

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  • Ezekiel 7:18

    They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

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