Deuteronomy 14:1-2
New Living Translation
Ceremonially Clean and Unclean Animals
14 “Since you are the people of the Lord your God, never cut yourselves or shave the hair above your foreheads in mourning for the dead. 2 You have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.
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Deuteronomy 14:1-2
International Standard Version
Refrain from Cutting Yourselves
14 “You are children of the Lord your God. You must not lacerate yourselves or shave your foreheads on account of the dead, 2 because you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord chose to make you his precious possession from among all the nations[a] of the earth.”
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- Deuteronomy 14:2 Lit. peoples
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