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Deuteronomy 14:1–2

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14:3–20pp—Lev 11:1–23

14 You are the childreni of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead, for you are a people holyj to the Lord your God.k Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.l

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Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“You are the sons of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“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. You have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“You are the children of the Lord your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead. For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

You are the children of the Lord your God. When someone dies, do not cut yourselves or shave your heads to show your sadness. You are holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. He has chosen you from all the people on earth to be his very own.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Ye are sons of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for a dead person. For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and thee hath Jehovah chosen for a people of possession unto himself, out of all the peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

You are the children of the Lord your God. So when someone dies, don’t ⸤mourn⸥ by cutting yourselves or shaving bald spots on your head. You are people who are holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the people who live on earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his own special possession. 

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“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, for you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

You are children of the Lord your God. You must not lacerate yourselves or shave your forelocks for the dead. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God; it is you the Lord has chosen out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“You are children of Yahweh your God; therefore you must not gash yourself, and you must not make your forehead bald for the dead. For you are a people holy to Yahweh your God, and you Yahweh has chosen to be a treasured possession from among all of the peoples that are on the surface of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

You are the children of the Lord your God. Don’t cut yourselves to honor the dead. Don’t shave the front of your heads to honor them.

You are a holy nation. The Lord your God has set you apart for himself. He has chosen you to be his special treasure. He chose you out of all of the nations on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“You are the sons of the Lord your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.

“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.


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