Leviticus 19:27-31 in English

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 Jehovah.

²⁹ Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; 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 Jehovah.

³¹ Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.

²⁷ Ye shall not make a round cutting of the hair of your head, nor disfigure your beard.

²⁸ And ye shall not make cuttings in your body for a dead body, and ye shall not inscribe on yourselves any marks. I am the Lord your God.

²⁹ Thou shalt not profane thy daughter to prostitute her; so the land shall not go a whoring, and the land be filled with iniquity.

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

³¹ Ye shall not attend to those who have in them divining spirits, nor attach yourselves to enchanters, to pollute yourselves with them: I am the Lord your God.

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.

³¹ Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

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.

³¹ Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

²⁷ You° shall not make a round cutting of the hair of your head, nor disfigure your beard.

²⁸ And you° shall not make cuttings in your body for a dead body, and you° shall not inscribe on yourselves any marks. I am the Lord your God.

²⁹ You shall not profane your daughter to prostitute her; so the land shall not go a whoring, and the land be filled with iniquity.

³⁰ You° shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuaries: I am the Lord.

³¹ You° shall not attend to those who have in them divining spirits, nor attach yourselves to enchanters, to pollute yourselves with them: I am the Lord your God.

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 Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; 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.

³¹ Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

²⁷ Do not shave the hair at the sides of your heads like pagan people do.

²⁸ Do not cut your bodies when you are mourning for people who have died, and do not put tattoos on your bodies. I, Yahweh your God, am commanding this.

²⁹ Do not disgrace your daughters by forcing them to become prostitutes. If you cause them to become prostitutes, soon the land will be filled with prostitutes and all other kinds of people's wicked behavior.

³⁰ Honor my Sabbath days and revere my Sacred Tent, because I, Yahweh, live there.

³¹ Do not seek advice from those who ◄consult/talk with► the spirits of dead people DOU, because if you do that, they will defile you. I, Yahweh your God, am the one you should consult.

²⁷ You° shall not make a round cutting of the hair of your head, nor disfigure your beard.

²⁸ And you° shall not make cuttings in your body for a dead body, and you° shall not inscribe on yourselves any marks. I am the Lord your God.

²⁹ You shall not profane your daughter to prostitute her; so the land shall not go a whoring, and the land be filled with iniquity.

³⁰ You° shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuaries: I am the Lord.

³¹ You° shall not attend to those who have in them divining spirits, nor attach yourselves to enchanters, to pollute yourselves with them: I am the Lord your God.

²⁷ “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

²⁸ “‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Yahweh.

²⁹ “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

³⁰ “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

³¹ “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

²⁷ “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

²⁸ “‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Yahweh.

²⁹ “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

³⁰ “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

³¹ “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

²⁷ “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

²⁸ “‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD.

²⁹ “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

³⁰ “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am the LORD.

³¹ “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

²⁷ The ends of the hair round your face and on your chin may not be cut off.

²⁸ You may not make cuts in your flesh in respect for the dead, or have marks printed on your bodies: I am the Lord.

²⁹ Do not make your daughter common by letting her become a loose woman, for fear that the land may become full of shame.

³⁰ Keep my Sabbaths and have respect for my holy place: I am the Lord.

³¹ Do not go after those who make use of spirits, or wonder-workers; do not go in their ways or become unclean through them: I am the Lord your God.

²⁷ — Ye shall not shave the corners of your head round, neither shalt thou mutilate the corners of thy beard.

²⁸ And cuttings for a dead person shall ye not make in your flesh, nor put any tattoo writing upon you: I am Jehovah.

²⁹ — Do not profane thy daughter, to give her up to whoredom; lest the land practise whoredom, and the land become full of infamy.

³⁰ — My sabbaths shall ye keep, and my sanctuary shall ye reverence: I am Jehovah.

³¹ — Turn not unto necromancers and unto soothsayers; seek not after them to make yourselves unclean: I am Jehovah your God.

²⁷ Nor shall you cut your hair roundwise: nor shave your beard.

²⁸ You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh, for the dead, neither shall you make in yourselves any figures or marks: I am the Lord.

²⁹ Make not thy daughter a common strumpet, lest the land be defiled, and filled with wickedness.

³⁰ Keep ye my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary. I am the Lord.

³¹ Go not aside after wizards, neither ask any thing of soothsayers, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

²⁷ Don't cut your hair on the sides of your head or trim the sides of your beard,

²⁸ don't cut your bodies in some pagan ritual for the dead, and don't get yourselves tattoos. I am the Lord.

²⁹ Don't bring shame on your daughter by making her a prostitute, otherwise the land will become morally and spiritually depraved.

³⁰ Keep my Sabbaths and show respect for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.

³¹ Don't try and find help from mediums or spiritists—don't even go looking for them, otherwise they will corrupt you. I am the Lord your God.

²⁷ Ye shall not cut rounde the corners of your heades, neither shalt thou marre the tuftes of thy beard.

²⁸ Ye shall not cut your flesh for the dead, nor make any print of a marke vpon you: I am the Lord,

²⁹ Thou shalt not make thy daughter common, to cause her to be a whore, least the lande also fall to whoredome, and the lande bee full of wickednesse.

³⁰ Ye shall keepe my Sabbaths and reuerence my Sanctuarie: I am the Lord.

³¹ Ye shall not regarde them that worke with spirites, neither soothsayers: ye shall not seeke to them to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

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 imprint any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

²⁹ Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of lewdness.

³⁰ Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD.

³¹ Turn ye not unto the ghosts, nor unto familiar spirits; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

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.

³¹ Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

²⁷ Ye shall not cut round the corners of the hair of your head, neither shalt thou destroy the corners of thy beard.

²⁸ And for the dead shall ye not make any incision in your flesh; and any etched-in writing shall you not fix on yourselves: I am the Lord.

²⁹ Do not profane thy daughter, to cause her to be a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of incest.

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

³¹ Turn not unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards; seek them not, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

²⁷ Ye shall not make a round cutting of the hair of your head, nor disfigure your beard.

²⁸ And ye shall not make cuttings in your body for a dead body, and ye shall not inscribe on yourselves any marks. I am the Lord your God.

²⁹ Thou shalt not profane thy daughter to prostitute her; so the land shall not go a-whoring, and the land be filled with iniquity.

³⁰ Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuaries: I am the Lord.

³¹ Ye shall not attend to those who have in them divining spirits, nor attach yourselves to enchanters, to pollute yourselves with them: I am the Lord your God.

²⁷ You shall not shave the hair on your head in a circle, nor destroy the hair of thy beard,

²⁸ nor make a cutting for the dead in thy flesh; nor imprint signatures upon you: I am the Lord.

²⁹ Thou shalt not profane thy daughter to make her to become a fornicatress, lest the land become whorish, and the land be filled with the ways of wickedness.

³⁰ The days of Sabbaths, which are Mine, observe ye, and hold in reverence the house of My sanctuary. I am the Lord.

³¹ Turn not after deceivers, nor inquire by diviners to pollute yourselves with them: I am the Lord your God.

²⁷ “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

²⁸ “‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Adonai .

²⁹ “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

³⁰ “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Adonai .

³¹ “‘Don’t turn to those who are spirit-mediums, nor to the sorcerers. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Adonai your God.

²⁷ You will not round off the corners of the hair on the sides of your head or shave off the edge of your beard.

²⁸ Do not cut your body for the dead or put tattoo marks on your body. I am Yahweh.

²⁹ Do not disgrace your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the nation will fall to prostitution and the land will become full of wickedness.

³⁰ You must keep my Sabbaths and honor the sanctuary of my tabernacle. I am Yahweh.

³¹ Do not turn to those who talk with the dead or with spirits. Do not seek them out, or they will defile you. I am Yahweh your God.

²⁷ “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

²⁸ “‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Yahweh.

²⁹ “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

³⁰ “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

³¹ “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

²⁷ “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

²⁸ “‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD.

²⁹ “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

³⁰ “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am the LORD.

³¹ “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

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 harlot: lest the land should fall to lewdness, and the land become full of wickedness.

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

³¹ Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

²⁷ “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

²⁸ “‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD.

²⁹ “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

³⁰ “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am the LORD.

³¹ “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

²⁷ “‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

²⁸ “‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD.

²⁹ “‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

³⁰ “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am the LORD.

³¹ “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

²⁷ neither ye shall clip the hair round, neither ye shall shave the beard;

²⁸ and on dead men ye shall not cut your flesh, neither ye shall make to you any figures, either marks in your flesh; I am the Lord.

²⁹ Set thou not thy daughter to do lechery for hire, and the land be defouled, and be full-filled with sin.

³⁰ Keep ye my sabbaths, and dread ye my saintuary; I am the Lord.

³¹ Bow ye not to astronomers or astrologers, neither ask ye anything of false diviners, that ye be defouled by them; I am your Lord God.

²⁷ neither ye shall clip the hair round, neither ye shall shave the beard; (nor shall ye round off the ends of your hair, nor shall ye shave off your beard;)

²⁸ and on dead men ye shall not cut your flesh, neither ye shall make to you any figures, either marks in your flesh; I am the Lord. (and ye shall not cut your flesh in mourning for the dead, nor shall ye make any tattoos on yourself, that is, any marks in your flesh; I am the Lord.)

²⁹ Set thou not thy daughter to do lechery for hire, and the land be defouled, and be full-filled with sin. (Do not thou allow thy daughter to go awhoring for hire, so that the land be defiled, and it be filled full with sin.)

³⁰ Keep ye my sabbaths, and dread ye my saintuary (or and revere my sanctuary); I am the Lord.

³¹ Bow ye not to astronomers, neither ask ye anything of false diviners, that ye be defouled by them; I am your Lord God. (Do not ye turn to astrologers, nor ask ye anything of those who claim to contact the dead, so that ye be defiled by them; I am the Lord your God.)

²⁷ nether ye schulen clippe the heer in round, nether ye schulen schaue the beerd;

²⁸ and on deed men ye schulen not kitte youre fleischis, nether ye schulen make to you ony fyguris, ether markis in youre fleisch; Y am the Lord.

²⁹ Sette thou not thi douytir to do leccherie for hire, and the lond be defoulid, and be fillid with synne.

³⁰ Kepe ye my sabatis, and drede ye my seyntuarie; Y `am the Lord.

³¹ Bowe ye not to astronomyers, nether axe ye ony thing of fals dyuynours, that ye be defoulid bi hem; Y am youre Lord God.

²⁷ 'Ye do not round the corner of your head, nor destroy the corner of thy beard.

²⁸ '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 am Jehovah.

²⁹ 'Thou dost not pollute thy daughter to cause her to go a-whoring, that the land go not a-whoring, and the land hath been full of wickedness.

³⁰ 'My sabbaths ye do keep, and My sanctuary ye do reverence; I am Jehovah.

³¹ 'Ye do not turn unto those having familiar spirits; and unto wizards ye do not seek, for uncleanness by them; I am Jehovah your God.