Leviticus

Leviticus 19:27–28

²⁷You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

²⁸You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cut off the hair	תַקִּ֔פוּ	ṯaq·qi·p̄ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5362 strike off
at the sides	פְּאַ֖ת	pə·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6285 corner, side
of your head	רֹאשְׁכֶ֑ם	rō·šə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H7218 head
or clip off	תַשְׁחִ֔ית	ṯaš·ḥîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
the edges	פְּאַ֥ת	pə·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6285 corner, side
of your beard	זְקָנֶֽךָ׃	zə·qā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2206 chin, beard

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
make any cuts	וְשֶׂ֣רֶט	wə·śe·reṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8296 incision
in your bodies	בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֔ם	biḇ·śar·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H1320 flesh
for the dead	לָנֶ֗פֶשׁ	lā·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
or put	תִתְּנ֖וּ	ṯit·tə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
tattoo	קַֽעֲקַ֔ע	qa·‘ă·qa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7085 incision, imprintment, tattoo
marks	וּכְתֹ֣בֶת	ū·ḵə·ṯō·ḇeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3793 letter, mark
on yourselves	בָּכֶ֑ם	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Leviticus 19:27 Leviticus 21:5 · Deuteronomy 14:1 · Ezekiel 44:20 · Jeremiah 48:37 · Isaiah 15:2 · Jeremiah 16:6

Leviticus 19:28 Deuteronomy 14:1 · 1 Kings 18:28 · Leviticus 21:5 · Leviticus 21:1 · Jeremiah 16:6 · Jeremiah 48:37 · Mark 5:5 · Revelation 13:16–17 · Revelation 20:4 · Revelation 15:2 · Revelation 16:2 · Revelation 19:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.