King James Version
Leviticus 21:5 in the King James Version says “They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cutti...” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.”
Leviticus 21:5 · KJV
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. he: or, being an husband among his people, he shall not defile himself for his wife, etc
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“upon their head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“the corner”
H6285properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e., direction, region, extremity
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“neither shall they shave off”
H1548properly, to be bald, i.e., (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste
“in their flesh”
H1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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