Deuteronomy 14:1

Clean and Unclean Animals

1 "You are 1the sons of the LORD your God; 2you shall not cut yourselves nor shave * your forehead * for the sake of the dead.

Deuteronomy 14:1 In-Context

1 "You are the sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.
2 "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
3 "You shall not eat any detestable thing.
4 "These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep , the goat,
5 the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep.

Cross References 2

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

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "make a baldness between your eyes"
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