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Leviticus 21:5
New English Translation

5 Priests[a] 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.[b]

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  1. Leviticus 21:5 tn Heb “they”; the referent (priests, see the beginning of v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Leviticus 21:5 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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