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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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ASV

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.

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִקְרְח֤וּyik.re.chahthey will make baldH7139 →
קָרְחָה֙ka.re.ChahbaldnessH7144 →
בְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.Shamon head theirH7218 →
וּפְאַ֥תu.fe.'Atand [the] side ofH6285 →
זְקָנָ֖םze.ka.Nambeard theirH2206 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יְגַלֵּ֑חוּye.ga.Le.chuthey will shaveH1548 →
וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םu.Viv.sa.Ramand in flesh theirH1320 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יִשְׂרְט֖וּyis.re.Tuthey will cutH8295 →
שָׂרָֽטֶת׃sa.Ra.tetcut[s]H8296 →

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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.Deuteronomy 14:1You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,Ezekiel 44:20They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.Ezekiel 5:1“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.Leviticus 19:27–28You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.Micah 1:16Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.Jeremiah 48:37For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.Isaiah 15:2Dibon 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.Isaiah 22:12On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.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 10:6Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.Amos 8:10I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.Ezra 9:3When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.Jeremiah 47:5The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?Ezekiel 27:31They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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