Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
With baldness, they shall not make baldness upon their head, and they shall not shave the extremity of their beard: and in their flesh they shall not cut incisions.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
“Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies.
International Standard Version
"They are not to cut their hair in ritualistic patterns on their heads, deface the edges of their beards, or make incisions in their flesh.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
The priests
Bible in Basic English
They are not to have their hair cut off for the dead, or the hair on their chins cut short, or make cuts in their flesh.
Darby Translation
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.
King James 2000
They shall not make any bald place upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'And they shall not shave bald patches on their head, and they shall not shave off the corner of their beard, and they shall not make a cut in their body.
Modern King James verseion
They shall not make baldness on their head, nor shall they shave the corner of their beard, nor make any cutting in their flesh.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They shall make them no baldness upon their heads or shave off the locks of their beards, nor make any marks in their flesh.
NET Bible
Priests must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body.
New Heart English Bible
"'They shall not shave their heads, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
The Emphasized Bible
They shall not make a baldness behind in their head, And the border of their beard, shall they not cut off, - And, in their flesh, shall they not make incisions.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
"'They shall not shave their heads, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
Baldness » Artificial, as an idolatrous practice, forbidden
Beard » Idolatrous practice of marring, forbidden
Beards » Corners of, not to be marred for the dead
Body » Resurrection of » Sacred
Cutting » The flesh for the dead » Forbidden
Defilement » priests » Specially required to avoid
Head » Priests forbidden to shave, &c
The high priest » Forbidden to mourn for any
Mourning » For the dead » Cutting the flesh
Mourning » Priests prohibited, except for the nearest of kin
priests » The duties of a priest
priests » Special laws respecting » Not to defile themselves for the dead except the nearest of kin
Topics
Interlinear
Ro'sh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 21:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Regulations Concerning Priests
4 A chief among his people shall not be defiled, to profane himself. 5 With baldness, they shall not make baldness upon their head, and they shall not shave the extremity of their beard: and in their flesh they shall not cut incisions. 6 They shall be holy to their God, and profane not the name of their God: for the sacrifices of Jehovah, and the bread of their God they bring: and they were holy.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:1
Ye the sons of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, and ye shall not put baldness between your eyes for the dead.
Ezekiel 44:20
And they shall not shave their heads, and shearing, they shall shear their beads.
Leviticus 19:27-28
Ye shall not cut the extremities of your head, and thou shalt not destroy the extremities of thy beard.
Leviticus 10:6
And Moses will say to Aaron, and to Eleazar, and to Ithamar, his sons, Ye shall not uncover you heads, and ye shall not rend your garments; and ye shall not die, and there shall be anger upon all the assembly: and your brethren, all the house of Israel shall weep for the burning which Jehovah burnt
Isaiah 15:2
He went up to the house and to Dibon, the heights, to weep: over Nebo and Medeba shall Moab wail: upon all their heads baldness; every beard cut off.
Isaiah 22:12
And the Lord Jehovah of armies in that day will call to weeping and to wailing, and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:
Jeremiah 16:6
And the great and small died in this land: they shall not be buried, and they shall not lament for them, and none shall cut himself or make bald for them:
Jeremiah 48:37
For every head bald, and every beard shaved: upon all hands cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Amos 8:10
And turned your festivals into mourning, and all your songs to lamentation; and I brought up sackcloth upon all loins, and upon every head, baldness; and I set it as the mourning of an only one, and its last part as a day of bitterness.
Micah 1:16
Make bald, and shave for the sons of thy delights; increase thy baldness as the eagle; for they were carried away captive from thee.