Leviticus 19:27

What does Leviticus 19:27 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 19:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The ends of the hair round your face and on your chin may not be cut off.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`Ye do not round the corner of your head, nor destroy the corner of thy beard.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Nor shall you cut your hair roundwise: nor shave your beard.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

— Ye shall not shave the corners of your head round, neither shalt thou mutilate the corners of thy beard.

Context

v.26Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury.

v.27This passage

v.28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Leviticus 21:5

    They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

  • Jeremiah 48:37

    For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

  • Isaiah 15:2

    They are gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep: Moab waileth over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off.

  • Ezekiel 44:20

    Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.

  • Jeremiah 16:6

    Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them;

  • Ezekiel 7:18

    They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

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