Leviticus 19:26-28

Contemporary English Version

²⁶^(A) Don't eat the blood of any animal.

Don't practice any kind of witchcraft.

^27-28^(B) I forbid you to shave any part of your head or beard or to cut and tattoo yourself as a way of worshiping the dead.

Leviticus 19:26-28

New International Version

²⁶“‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.^(A)

“‘Do not practice divination^(B) or seek omens.^(C)

²⁷“‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.^(D)

²⁸“‘Do not cut^(E) your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

New International Version (NIV)