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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26 “You are not to eat anything with blood in it.[a](A) You are not to practice divination(B) or sorcery.(C) 27 You are not to cut off the hair at the sides of your head or mar the edge of your beard.(D) 28 You are not to make gashes on your bodies for the dead(E) or put tattoo marks on yourselves; I am Yahweh.

29 “Do not debase[b](F) your daughter by making her a prostitute,(G) or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:26 Or [anything] over its blood
  2. Leviticus 19:29 Lit profane