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26 “You shall not eat anything with its blood. You shall not practice augury or witchcraft.(A) 27 You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard.(B) 28 You shall not make any gashes in your flesh for the dead or tattoo any marks upon you: I am the Lord.(C)

29 “Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, that the land not become prostituted and full of depravity.(D)

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Prohibited Practices

26 “You are not to eat anything containing blood, engage in occult practices,[a] or practice fortune telling.[b]

27 “You are not to cut your hair in ritualistic patterns[c] on your head or deface the edges of your beard.

28 “You are not to make incisions in your flesh on account of the dead nor submit to cuts or tattoos. I am the Lord.

29 “You are not to defile your daughter by engaging her in prostitution so the land won’t become filled with wickedness.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:26 I.e. divination
  2. Leviticus 19:26 Or practice witchcraft
  3. Leviticus 19:27 Lit. cut the sides of your hair; i.e. as a sign of affiliation

26 “‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.(A)

“‘Do not practice divination(B) or seek omens.(C)

27 “‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.(D)

28 “‘Do not cut(E) your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

29 “‘Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute,(F) or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.(G)

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