Deuteronomy 14:1 “You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your…”

Deuteronomy 14:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

World English Bible

You are the children of the LORD your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

American Standard Version

Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye are the children of the Lord your God. Ye shall not cut yourselues, nor make you any baldnesse betweene your eyes for the dead.

Darby Translation

Ye are sons of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for a dead person.

Young's Literal Translation

'Sons ye [are] to Jehovah your God; ye do not cut yourselves, nor make baldness between your eyes for the dead;

Bible in Basic English

You are the children of the Lord your God: you are not to make cuts on your bodies or take off the hair on your brows in honour of the dead;

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Cross references

“the children”

Romans 9:8 Galatians 3:26 Romans 9:26 Hosea 1:10 John 1:12 Romans 8:16

Romans 9:8 · BSB

So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.

Galatians 3:26 · BSB

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Romans 9:26 · BSB

and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”

Hosea 1:10 · BSB

Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘s…

John 1:12 · BSB

But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

Romans 8:16 · BSB

The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

“ye shall not”

Leviticus 21:5 Jeremiah 16:6 Jeremiah 41:5 Jeremiah 47:5 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Leviticus 19:27

Leviticus 21:5 · BSB

Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

Jeremiah 16:6 · BSB

“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.

Jeremiah 41:5 · BSB

eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.

Jeremiah 47:5 · BSB

The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?

1 Thessalonians 4:13 · BSB

Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

Leviticus 19:27 · BSB

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

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

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