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Deuteronomy 14:1

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The Holy and the Profane

14:1You are children1 of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald2 for the sake of the dead.

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  1. 1 Heb “sons” (so ); , “people.”
  2. 2 Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald. These were pagan practices associated with mourning the dead; they were not be imitated by God’s people (though they frequently were; cf. 1 Kgs 18:28; Jer 16:6; 41:5; 47:5; Hos 7:14 []; Mic 5:1). For other warnings against such practices see Lev 21:5; Jer 16:5.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“You are the sons of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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,

NLTNew Living Translation

“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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“You are children of Yahweh your God; therefore you must not gash yourself, and you must not make your forehead bald for the dead.

KJV 1900King James Version

Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.