Leviticus Chapter 19 verse 27 Holy Bible

ASV Leviticus 19:27

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
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BBE Leviticus 19:27

The ends of the hair round your face and on your chin may not be cut off.
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DARBY Leviticus 19:27

-- Ye shall not shave the corners of your head round, neither shalt thou mutilate the corners of thy beard.
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KJV Leviticus 19:27

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
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WBT Leviticus 19:27

Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
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WEB Leviticus 19:27

You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you clip off the edge of your beard.
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YLT Leviticus 19:27

`Ye do not round the corner of your head, nor destroy the corner of thy beard.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(27) Round the corners of your heads.--That is, they are not to shave off the hair around the temples and behind the ears, so as to leave the head bald except a dish-like tuft upon the crown, thus imparting to their heads the form of a hemisphere. This was done by the Arabs, and other worshippers of the god Orotal. Hence the Arabs are ironically called "those with the corner of their hair polled," as it is rightly rendered in the Margin (Jeremiah 9:26; Jeremiah 25:23; Jeremiah 49:32).Mar the corners of thy beard.--The beard was regarded by the Hebrews and other eastern nations as the greatest ornament of a man, and was as dear to them as life itself. It was the object of salutation (2Samuel 20:9), and the mutilation of it was looked upon as the greatest disgrace and most degrading punishment (2Samuel 10:4; Isaiah 7:20; Ezra 5:1-5, &c.). It was only in seasons of sorrow that the Hebrews neglected their beards; and sometimes, to show how deeply they were afflicted, they covered them up, or even cut them off, or tore them out (2Samuel 19:24; Isaiah 15:2; Jeremiah 41:5, &c.). Because it was so precious a treasure, it was customary among some of the ancients to present to their gods the firstlings of their beards. The prohibition before us alludes to this practice. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewYou must notלֹ֣א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nocut off the hairתַקִּ֔פוּ (ṯaq·qi·p̄ū)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 5362: To strike, to knock together, surround, circulateat the sidesפְּאַ֖ת (pə·’aṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremityof your headרֹאשְׁכֶ֑ם (rō·šə·ḵem)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 7218: The heador clip offתַשְׁחִ֔ית (ṯaš·ḥîṯ)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruinthe edgesפְּאַ֥ת (pə·’aṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremityof your beard.זְקָנֶֽךָ׃ (zə·qā·ne·ḵā)Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 2206: Beard, chinJump to PreviousBeard Chin Clip Corner Corners Cut Destroy Edge Edges Ends Face Hair Harm Head Heads Mar Mutilate Round Shave Sides Temples