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14 “You are children[a] of Yahweh your God; therefore you must not gash[b] yourself, and you must not make your forehead bald[c] for the dead. For you are a people holy to Yahweh your God, and you Yahweh has chosen to be a treasured possession from among all of the peoples that are on the surface[d] of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 14:1 Or “sons”
  2. Deuteronomy 14:1 Or “cut”
  3. Deuteronomy 14:1 Literally “you shall not make/place baldness between your eyes”
  4. Deuteronomy 14:2 Or “face”

Improper Mourning

14 “You are (A)the children of the Lord your God; (B)you shall not cut yourselves nor [a]shave the front of your head for the dead. (C)For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 14:1 make any baldness between your eyes

Clean and Unclean Food(A)

14 You are the children(B) of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead, for you are a people holy(C) to the Lord your God.(D) Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.(E)

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