Negative Commandment #73 of 613
Do not tear or cut the skin in mourning
Commandment #73 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 14:1, classified under Personal Appearance in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You are the sons of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.”
— Deuteronomy 14:1
Hebrew
א בָּנִים אַתֶּם, לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם: לֹא תִתְגֹּדְדוּ, וְלֹא-תָשִׂימוּ קָרְחָה בֵּין עֵינֵיכֶם--לָמֵת.
Greek (Septuagint)
1 Υἱοί ἐστε κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν· οὐ φοιβήσετε, οὐκ ἐπιθήσετε φαλάκρωμα ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὑμῶν ἐπὶ νεκρῷ·
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Personal Appearance
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 14
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Re'eh
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #467
- 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
#72: Do not tattoo the skin
Leviticus 19:28
#74: Do not make a bald spot in mourning
Deuteronomy 14:1
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