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27-28 (A) 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.

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

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27-28 (A) 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.

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

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Don't Mourn like Other Nations

Moses said:

14 (A) People of Israel, you are the Lord's children, so when you mourn for the dead, you must not cut yourselves or shave your forehead.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 14.1 when you mourn … forehead: Or “you must not worship Baal, cutting yourselves and shaving your forehead.”

Clean and Unclean Food(A)

14 You are the children(B) of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,

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