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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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ASV

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

KJV

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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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בָּנִ֣יםba.Nim[are] childrenH1121 →
אַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemyouH859 →
לַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehof YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
תִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּtit.go.de.Duyou will cut yourselvesH1413 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
תָשִׂ֧ימוּta.Si.muyou will makeH7760 →
קָרְחָ֛הka.re.ChahbaldnessH7144 →
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996 →
עֵינֵיכֶ֖ם'ei.nei.Khemeyes yourH5869 →
לָמֵֽת׃la.Metto a dead [person]H4191 →

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Leviticus 19:28You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.Leviticus 19:27You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.Galatians 3:26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.Romans 9:8So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.Leviticus 21:5Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.1 Kings 18:28So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.Romans 9:26and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”Exodus 4:22Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’Jeremiah 41:5eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.Hebrews 2:10In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.John 1:12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—Romans 8:16The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.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.Leviticus 19:27–28You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.2 Corinthians 6:18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”John 11:52and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.1 John 3:10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

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Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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