Leviticus 21:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.”
Leviticus 21:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 21:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Leviticus 21:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Leviticus 21:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.”
Leviticus 21:5 — World English Bible
Leviticus 21:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.”
Leviticus 21:5 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 21:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“they do not make baldness on their head, and the corner of their beard they do not shave, and in their flesh they do not make a cutting;”
Leviticus 21:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 21:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They shall not make any baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.”
Leviticus 21:5 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 21:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They shall not make balde partes vpon their head, nor shaue off the locks of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.”
Leviticus 21:5 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 21:5 in Context — Leviticus 21
3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
What Does Leviticus 21:5 Mean?
Leviticus 21:5 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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