Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 14:1

¹You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתֶּ֔ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are sons	בָּנִ֣ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
of the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cut	תִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּ	ṯiṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1413 penetrate, cut
yourselves	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
or shave	תָשִׂ֧ימוּ	ṯā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
your foreheads	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
on behalf of the dead	לָמֵֽת׃	lā·mêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.