KJV King James Version
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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Leviticus 21:5
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
WEB World English Bible
“‘They shall not shave their heads, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
they do not make baldness on their head, and the corner of their beard they do not shave, and in their flesh they do not make a cutting;
Surrounding context — Leviticus 21
2 But for his kin, that is near unto him, [that is], for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
4 [But] he shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 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.
6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, [and] the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
7 They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he [is] holy unto his God.
8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, [am] holy.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
לֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיִקְרְח֤וּH7139 · qa.rachto make baldקָרְחָה֙H7144 · qor.chahbald spotבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םH7218 · roshheadוּפְאַ֥תH6285 · pe.ahsideזְקָנָ֖םH2206 · za.qanbeardלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיְגַלֵּ֑חוּH1548 · ga.lachto shaveוּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םH1320 · ba.sarfleshלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיִשְׂרְט֖וּH8295 · sa.ratto inciseשָׂרָֽטֶת׃H8296 · se.retincision
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 14:1Ye [are] the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.Ezekiel 44:20Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.Leviticus 19:27-28Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.Jeremiah 16:6Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall [men] lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:Amos 8:10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only [son], and the end thereof as a bitter day.Isaiah 22:12And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:Leviticus 10:6And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.Micah 1:16Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.Jeremiah 48:37For every head [shall be] bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands [shall be] cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.Isaiah 15:2He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads [shall be] baldness, [and] every beard cut off.
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