Negative Commandment #72 of 613
Do not tattoo the skin
Commandment #72 — a prohibition from Leviticus 19:28, classified under Personal Appearance in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.”
— Leviticus 19:28
Hebrew
כח וְשֶׂרֶט לָנֶפֶשׁ, לֹא תִתְּנוּ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם, וּכְתֹבֶת קַעֲקַע, לֹא תִתְּנוּ בָּכֶם: אֲנִי, יְהוָה.
Greek (Septuagint)
28 καὶ ἐντομίδας ἐπὶ ψυχῇ οὐ ποιήσετε ἐν τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν καὶ γράμματα στικτὰ οὐ ποιήσετε ἐν ὑμῖν· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Personal Appearance
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 19
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #253
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Related Commandments in “Personal Appearance”
#68: Men must not shave the hair off the sides of their head
Leviticus 19:27
#69: Men must not shave their beards with a razor
Leviticus 19:27
#70: Men must not wear women's clothing
Deuteronomy 22:5
#71: Women must not wear men's clothing
Deuteronomy 22:5
#73: Do not tear or cut the skin in mourning
Deuteronomy 14:1
#74: Do not make a bald spot in mourning
Deuteronomy 14:1
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