Leviticus

Leviticus 19:28

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	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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.