Leviticus 19:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 19:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 19:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 19:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Yahweh.”

Leviticus 19:28 — World English Bible

Leviticus 19:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 19:28 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 19:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And a cutting for the soul ye do not put in your flesh; and a writing, a cross-mark, ye do not put on you; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.”

Leviticus 19:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 19:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And cuttings for a dead person shall ye not make in your flesh, nor put any tattoo writing upon you: I am Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 19:28 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 19:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Ye shall not cut your flesh for the dead, nor make any print of a marke vpon you: I am the Lord,”

Leviticus 19:28 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 19:28 in Context — Leviticus 19

26 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.

29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.

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What Does Leviticus 19:28 Mean?

Leviticus 19:28 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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