Leviticus 21:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Leviticus 21:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 21:5 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Leviticus 21:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Leviticus 21:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.”

Leviticus 21:5 — World English Bible

Leviticus 21:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Leviticus 21:5 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 21:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

Leviticus 21:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 21:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Leviticus 21:5 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 21:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They shall not make balde partes vpon their head, nor shaue off the locks of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.”

Leviticus 21:5 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 21:5 in Context — Leviticus 21

3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

5 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.

6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

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What Does Leviticus 21:5 Mean?

Leviticus 21:5 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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