Deuteronomy 14:1

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1 You are the children of the LORD your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,

Deuteronomy 14:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
ESV
1 "You are the sons of the LORD your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead.
NLT
1 “Since you are the people of the LORD your God, never cut yourselves or shave the hair above your foreheads in mourning for the dead.
MSG
1 You are children of God, your God, so don't mutilate your bodies or shave your heads in funeral rites for the dead.
CSB
1 "You are sons of the Lord your God; do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head on behalf of the dead,

Deuteronomy 14:1 In-Context

1 You are the children of the LORD your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,
2 for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the LORD has chosen you to be his treasured possession.
3 Do not eat any detestable thing.
4 These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,
5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Leviticus 19:28; Leviticus 21:5; Jeremiah 16:6; Jeremiah 41:5; S John 1:12; S Romans 8:14; Romans 9:8; Galatians 3:26
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