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Leviticus 21:5

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Priests 1  must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body. 2 

XREF

Le 10:6; Le 19:27,28; De 14:1; Isa 15:2; Isa 22:12; Jer 16:6; Jer 48:37; Eze 44:20; Am 8:10; Mic 1:16

NET © Notes

tn Heb “they”; the referent (priests, see the beginning of v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “and in their body they shall not [cut] slash[es]” (cf. Lev 19:28). The context connects these sorts of mutilations with mourning rites (cf. Lev 19:27-28 above).



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