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Leviticus 19:28

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

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

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.

30 You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD.

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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 make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
KJV
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
WEB
“‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD.
ASV
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.
DARBY
And cuttings for a dead person shall ye not make in your flesh, nor put any tattoo writing upon you: I am Jehovah.
BLB
And a cutting for a soul you⁺ shall not make in your⁺ flesh, and a tattoo mark you⁺ shall not put on yourselves. I [am] YHWH.
ÅB
Dere skal ikke skjære i deres kjøtt av sorg over en avdød, og ikke brenne inn skrifttegn på dere; jeg er Herren.
OTB
Ikke merk kroppene deres for de døde eller sett tatoveringsmerker på dere selv. Jeg er Herren.
B1930
I skal ikke skjære i eders kjøtt av sorg over en avdød, og ikke brenne inn skrifttegn på eder; jeg er Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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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  • 1 Kings 18:28

    So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.

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  • 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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  • Leviticus 21:1

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,

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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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  • 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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  • Mark 5:5

    Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.

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  • Revelation 13:16–17

    And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

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