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Leviticus 21:5
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Leviticus 21:5
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5 (A) Don't shave any part of your head or trim your beard or cut yourself to show that you are mourning.
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Deuteronomy 14:1
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Deuteronomy 14:1
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Don't Mourn like Other Nations
Moses said:
14 (A) People of Israel, you are the Lord's children, so when you mourn for the dead, you must not cut yourselves or shave your forehead.[a]
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- 14.1 when you mourn … forehead: Or “you must not worship Baal, cutting yourselves and shaving your forehead.”
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