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Leviticus 21:5

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21:5Priests7 must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body.8

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Footnotes

  1. 7 Heb “they”; the referent (priests, see the beginning of v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 8 Heb “and in their body they shall not [cut] slash[es]” (cf. Lev 19:28). The context connects these sorts of mutilations with mourning rites (cf. Lev 19:27–28 above).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They shall not make bald patches on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts on their body.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the edges of their beards or cut their bodies.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies.

NLTNew Living Translation

“The priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or cut their bodies.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“ ‘And they shall not shave bald patches on their head, and they shall not shave off the corner of their beard, and they shall not make a cut in their body.

KJV 1900King 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.