Leviticus 19:28

Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Leviticus 19:28

BSB
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
AKJV
You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks on you: I am the LORD.
CPDV
You shall not cut your flesh for the dead, and you shall not make other figures or marks on yourself. I am the Lord.
ERV
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
NHEB
"'You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD.
SMT
And ye shall not give an incision for the soul in your flesh, and a mark of stigma ye shall not give upon you: I Jehovah.

Commentary for Leviticus 19:28

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Leviticus 19:28
Summary
Prohibition against mutilation and mourning marks
Event
Forbidding cutting and marking flesh
Estimated Time Period
c. 1400 BC
Category
Law