Leviticus 19:27

+ 19:27. Lev 19:27 (Lev 19:27-28) (#2b.140): T. Not to nakaph ·violently strike / to round / shave· the sides of your head / R. Men shall not shave off the sides of their head, like the idolaters Consider: The Hebrew word used, nakaph, means to violently strike, also to round, mar, or trim. In the context of the following verse (v28) which rejects cutting or tattoos for the dead (both acts involving blood). It can be inferred this “cutting hair” is in regard to pagan rituals involving service unto the dead, the sun god, or other false deities R. Consider: The Rabbis interpret this command as having paz ·side-locks· “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

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

In Context

26“‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it. + 19:26. Lev 19:26 (#2a.68): T. Not to practice divination ·occultist method of fortune telling· or to believe in lucky charms / R. Not to engage in astrology You shall not use enchantments, + 19:26. Lev 19:26 (#2a.68): T. Not to practice divination ·occultist method of fortune telling· or to believe in lucky charms / R. Not to engage in astrology + 19:26. Lev 19:26 (#2a.69): T. Not to practice sorcery ·magic with spirits· or fortunetelling / R. Not to be superstitious Note: Definition of Superstitious: A belief not based on knowledge or ominous significance of a circumstance or occurrence; a custom or act based on such a belief; an irrational fear of a mystery; any blindly accepted belief or notion. This dictionary definition of superstitious does not allow for blind faith nor practice sorcery.

28+ 19:28. Lev 19:28 (Lev 19:26-28; Deut 14:1-2) (#2b.142): T. Not to tattoo or gash your body for the dead / R. Not to tattoo your skin T. Example: Like the pagan nations make marks on their bodies or cut themselves for the dead (1 King 18:28) “‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Adonai.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 14:1You are the children of Adonai your God. + 14:1. Deut 14:1 (#2b.178): T. Not to cut yourself nor make incisions in your flesh in memorial for the dead / R. Not to tear the skin in mourning You shall not cut yourselves, + 14:1. Deut 14:1 (#2b.179): T. Not to make a bald spot in memorial for the dead / R. Not to make a bald spot in mourning nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

Isaiah 15:2They have gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep. Moab [From father] wails over Nebo and over Medeba. Baldness is on all of their heads. Every beard is cut off.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:20-30

19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee. 20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 21 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord , unto the door of the tabernacle of… Read the whole commentary →

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