Reference: Cuttings in the Flesh
Hastings
This expression occurs only in Le 19:28; 21:5. The former passage runs thus: 'Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead.
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'You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard. 'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.
'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.
'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.
'They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.
"You are the sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.
"You are the sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.
So they cried with a loud voice and cut themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them.
They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, even to the high places to weep Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba; Everyone's head is bald and every beard is cut off.
Therefore in that day the Lord GOD of hosts called you to weeping, to wailing, To shaving the head and to wearing sackcloth.
"This one will say, 'I am the LORD'S'; And that one will call on the name of Jacob; And another will write on his hand, 'Belonging to the LORD,' And will name Israel's name with honor.
Egypt and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and all those inhabiting the desert who clip the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart."
"Both great men and small will die in this land; they will not be buried, they will not be lamented, nor will anyone gash himself or shave his head for them.
that eighty men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria with their beards shaved off and their clothes torn and their bodies gashed, having grain offerings and incense in their hands to bring to the house of the LORD.
"Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has been ruined O remnant of their valley, How long will you gash yourself?
"For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.
"For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.
'They will gird themselves with sackcloth and shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame will be on all faces and baldness on all their heads.
"Also they shall not shave their heads, yet they shall not let their locks grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.
And they do not cry to Me from their heart When they wail on their beds; For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn away from Me.
"Then I will turn your festivals into mourning And all your songs into lamentation; And I will bring sackcloth on everyone's loins And baldness on every head And I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, And the end of it will be like a bitter day.
Morish
This practice was forbidden in the law, as also was making any mark in the flesh. It was customary among the heathen, who cut themselves for the dead and tattooed their bodies in honour of their gods: the Israelites belonged to Jehovah. Le 19:28; 21:5.
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'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.
'They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.