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Leviticus 19:26–28

26 ‘You shall not eat anything awith the blood, nor practice bdivination or soothsaying.

27 aYou shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard.

28 ‘You shall not make any cuts in your 1body for the 2dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.

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Leviticus 19:26–28 — The New International Version (NIV)

26 “ ‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.

“ ‘Do not practice divination or seek omens.

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

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

Leviticus 19:26–28 — English Standard Version (ESV)

26 “You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. You shall not interpret omens or tell fortunes. 27 You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard. 28 You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:26–28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

26 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. 27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:26–28 — New Living Translation (NLT)

26 “Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood.

“Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.

27 “Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards.

28 “Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:26–28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

26 ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying. 27 You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard. 28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:26–28 — New Century Version (NCV)

26 “ ‘You must not eat anything with the blood in it.

“ ‘You must not try to tell the future by signs or black magic.

27 “ ‘You must not cut the hair on the sides of your heads or cut the edges of your beard. 28 You must not cut your body to show sadness for someone who died or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:26–28 — American Standard Version (ASV)

26 Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury. 27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:26–28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

26 Ye shall eat nothing with the blood. —Ye shall not practise enchantment, nor use auguries. 27 —Ye shall not shave the corners of your head round, neither shalt thou mutilate the corners of thy beard. 28 And cuttings for a dead person shall ye not make in your flesh, nor put any tattoo writing upon you: I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:26–28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

26 “Never eat any meat with blood still in it. 

“Never cast evil spells, and never consult fortunetellers. 

27 “Never shave the hair on your foreheads, and never cut the edges of your beard. 28 Never slash your body to mourn the dead, and never get a tattoo. I am the Lord

Leviticus 19:26–28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

26 “You are not to eat anything with blood in it. You are not to practice divination or sorcery. 27 You are not to cut off the hair at the sides of your head or mar the edge of your beard. 28 You are not to make gashes on your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves; I am Yahweh.

Leviticus 19:26–28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

26 You shall not eat anything with its blood. You shall not practice augury or witchcraft. 27 You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard. 28 You shall not make any gashes in your flesh for the dead or tattoo any marks upon you: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:26–28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

26 “ ‘You must not eat anything with the blood; you shall not practice divination, nor shall you interpret signs. 27 You shall not round off the corner hair of your head, and you shall not trim the corner of your beard. 28 And you shall not make a slash in your body for a dead person, nor shall you make on yourselves a tattoo’s mark; I am Yahweh.

Leviticus 19:26–28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

26 “ ‘Do not eat any meat that still has blood in it.

“ ‘Do not practice any kind of evil magic at all.

27 “ ‘Do not cut the hair on the sides of your head. Do not clip off the edges of your beard.

28 “ ‘Do not make cuts on your bodies when someone dies. Do not put marks on your skin. I am the Lord.


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