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Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You are the sons of the LORD your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye <i>are</i> the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You <i>are</i> the children of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You are sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave a bald spot above your forehead for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You are the sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You are the sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You are the sons of Yahweh your God; you shall not gash yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You are the sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head on behalf of the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head on behalf of the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You are the children of the LORD your God. So when someone dies, don't [mourn] by cutting yourselves or shaving bald spots on your head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"You are the people of the LORD your God. So when you mourn for the dead, don't gash yourselves or shave the front of your head, as other people do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are children of the LORD your God. You must not lacerate yourselves or shave your foreheads on account of the dead, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You are children of the LORD your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald for the sake of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You are the people of the LORD your God: you shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You are the children of Yahweh your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“You [are] sons of your God YHWH; you do not cut yourselves, nor make baldness between your eyes for the dead;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sons ye are to Jehovah your God; ye do not cut yourselves, nor make baldness between your eyes for the dead;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye the sons of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, and ye shall not put baldness between your eyes for the dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Be ye children of the Lord your God: you shall not cut yourselves, no, make any baldness for the dead; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Be sons of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make yourselves bald, because of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You are children of the LORD, your God. You shall not gash yourselves nor shave the hair above your foreheads for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You are children of the LORD your God. You must not lacerate yourselves or shave your forelocks for the dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />YOU are the children of the LORD your God; you shall not make tattooed patterns in the skin, nor any baldness between your eyes for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />"You are children of LORD JEHOVAH your God; you shall not be tattooed and you shall not make baldness between your eyes for the dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not make any baldness between you eyes for the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4094" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Clean and Unclean Animals</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">are sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1413.htm" title="1413: ṯiṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2mp) -- To penetrate, cut. A primitive root; to crowd; also to gash.">cut</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: ṯā·śî·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">or shave</a> <a href="/hebrew/7144.htm" title="7144: qā·rə·ḥāh (N-fs) -- Baldness, bald spot. Or qorcha; from qarach; baldness."></a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">your foreheads</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nê·ḵem (N-cdc:: 2mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: lā·mêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">on behalf of the dead,</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-28.htm">Leviticus 19:28</a></span><br />You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Leviticus 21:5</a></span><br />Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a></span><br />Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-26.htm">Romans 9:26</a></span><br />and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1</a></span><br />Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-9.htm">Matthew 5:9</a></span><br />Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-18.htm">2 Corinthians 6:18</a></span><br />And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-26.htm">Galatians 3:26</a></span><br />You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12</a></span><br />But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Isaiah 43:6-7</a></span><br />I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— / everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a></span><br />They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22</a></span><br />Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">Psalm 82:6</a></span><br />I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a></span><br />Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You are the children of the LORD your God: you shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.</p><p class="hdg">the children</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2,4</a></b></br> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they <i>were</i> fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22,23</a></b></br> And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel <i>is</i> my son, <i>even</i> my firstborn: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">Psalm 82:6,7</a></b></br> I have said, Ye <i>are</i> gods; and all of you <i>are</i> children of the most High… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Leviticus 19:27,28</a></b></br> Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Leviticus 21:5</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Jeremiah 16:6</a></b></br> Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall <i>men</i> lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Baldness</a> <a href="/numbers/33-4.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/revelation/22-4.htm">Brows</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-29.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-29.htm">Cuts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-10.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-18.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/numbers/31-20.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-23.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Shave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-17.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Baldness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-13.htm">Brows</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-1.htm">Cuts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-12.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-25.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-19.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-12.htm">Shave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-15.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">What may and may not be eaten</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-4.htm">of animals</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-9.htm">of fishes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-11.htm">of fowls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">That which dies of itself may not be eaten</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-22.htm">Tithes of Divine Service</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">The third year's tithe of alms and charity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It emphasizes their status as chosen people, akin to a familial relationship with God as their Father. This concept is rooted in the covenant relationship established at Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). The idea of being "sons" implies a call to holiness and distinctiveness, reflecting God's character. This identity is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called children of God (<a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12</a>, <a href="/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14-17</a>).<p><b>do not cut yourselves</b><br>This prohibition addresses a specific mourning practice common among pagan cultures surrounding Israel, such as the Canaanites and other Near Eastern peoples. Cutting oneself was often a ritualistic act to appease or communicate with the dead or deities. The Israelites are commanded to avoid such practices to maintain their distinctiveness and purity, as they are set apart for God. This command underscores the importance of trusting in God rather than resorting to pagan rituals.<p><b>or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,</b><br>Shaving the forehead was another mourning ritual associated with pagan practices. Such acts were believed to honor the dead or invoke their favor. By prohibiting these actions, God instructs the Israelites to reject superstitions and practices that contradict their faith in Him. This command is part of a broader biblical theme of life and death, where God is the sovereign over life, and the dead are not to be venerated or feared. The New Testament continues this theme, emphasizing hope in the resurrection and eternal life through Christ (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The primary audience of Deuteronomy, the chosen people of God, who are being instructed on how to live as a holy nation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader and prophet who delivers God's laws and instructions to the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who establishes His people as distinct and holy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land the Israelites are preparing to enter, where they will encounter various pagan practices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pagan_mourning_practices.htm">Pagan Mourning Practices</a></b><br>The cultural context involving rituals like self-mutilation and shaving for the dead, which God forbids for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_as_god's_children.htm">Identity as God's Children</a></b><br>Recognize that being called "sons of the LORD your God" establishes a unique identity that comes with responsibilities and privileges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_distinction.htm">Holiness and Distinction</a></b><br>Understand that God's people are called to live distinctively, avoiding practices that do not honor Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_discernment.htm">Cultural Discernment</a></b><br>Exercise discernment in cultural practices, ensuring they align with biblical principles and do not compromise our witness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_the_body.htm">Respect for the Body</a></b><br>Treat the body with respect as it is created by God and is a temple of the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_grief.htm">Hope in Grief</a></b><br>In times of mourning, find hope and comfort in God rather than resorting to practices that do not align with faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_religious_science.htm">What is Religious Science?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_messianic_judaism's_belief.htm">What is the belief system of Messianic Judaism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_nephilim_angels,_demons,_or_giants.htm">Are Nephilim fallen angels, demons, or giants?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_stance_on_female_genital_mutilation.htm">What does the Bible say about female genital mutilation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XIV.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Ye are the children of Jehovah.</span>--This fact is made the foundation of all the laws of ceremonial and moral holiness in the Pentateuch, more especially in the Book of Leviticus, where these laws are chiefly to be found.<p><span class= "bld">Ye shall not cut yourselves.</span>--The precept is repeated with little variation from <a href="/leviticus/19-28.htm" title="You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks on you: I am the LORD.">Leviticus 19:28</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Any baldness between your eyes</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>apparently, "on your foreheads." The word for baldness in this place is generally used for baldness on the back of the head.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye are the children of Jehovah your God</span> (cf. <a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22</a>, etc.). As his children, it behooved them to avoid all that would be offensive to him or indicate distrust in him. <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall not cut yourselves</span>, etc. (cf. <a href="/leviticus/19-28.htm">Leviticus 19:28</a>; <a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Leviticus 21:5</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Jeremiah 16:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Jeremiah 48:36, 37</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Ezekiel 27:31</a>). ("Ex hac opinions sunt ilia varia et detestabilia genera lugendi, paedores, muliebres lacerationes genarum, pectoris, feminum, capitis percussiones." Cicero, 'Tusc. Quaest.,' 3:26; see also ' De Legibus,' 2:25.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cut</span><br /><span class="heb">תִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiṯ·gō·ḏə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1413.htm">Strong's 1413: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crowd, to gash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yourselves</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or shave</span><br /><span class="heb">תָשִׂ֧ימוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·śî·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your forehead</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on behalf of the dead,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָמֵֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·mêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Deuteronomy 14:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 14:1 You are the children of Yahweh your (Deut. 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